Gujarat: Fire breaks out in Mehsana Covid hospital

PALANPUR: Fifteen Covid-19 patients were shifted after a fire broke out in a private hospital designated for coronavirus treatment in Mehsana on Thursday.
The fire broke out in Sai Krishna Hospital where four patients were in the intensive care unit (ICU) while 11 on the second floor non-ICU ward.
Official sources said the fire broke out on the fourth floor and preliminary investigation suggested that there was a spark due to short-circuit.The patients were shifted to Lions Hospital, said additional collector Pradipsinh Rathod.
The hospital does not have a fire fighting system and proper preventive equipment,” said Rathod.
Panic gripped as thick plumes of smoke billowed from the hospital and a huge crowd gathered there.
Rathod said the patients who were shifted are in a stable condition.