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Virar hospital fire

Virar hospital fire

2021 hospital fire in Virar, India

On 23 April 2021, a fire in a hospital in the coastal city of Virar, in Maharashtra, India, killed at least 13 COVID-19 patients.[1][2][3][4]

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Background

India was badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Overcrowding and a shortage of oxygen were among the frequent problems caused.[1][2] On 21 April 2021, 24 COVID patients in a hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra, died after the oxygen supply to their ventilators was interrupted.[1][2] In 2021, fatal fires at hospitals in India also occurred in Mumbai and Bharuch.

Incident

In the early hours of 23 April 2021, a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of Vijay Vallabh hospital in Virar, a city which is to the north of Mumbai in the Indian state Maharashtra.[1][2][3] There were 17 patients in the ward at the time, 13 of whom were killed.[1][2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Covid-19: India hospital fire as virus cases hit record high". BBC. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India
  3. [3]
    13 COVID-19 patients die in Maharashtra hospital fire
  4. [4]
    "Fire kills COVID patients in Virar; Nestle records highest sales in 10 yrs". Business Today (India). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.


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