India: 8 patients dead as fire breaks out at COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad
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India - 8 patients dead as fire breaks out at COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: Eight patients in the ICU ward of a private Covid-19 designated hospital died after fire broke out there on Thursday, a fire official said.Fire broke out at the Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area of Ahmedabad during the early hours of Thursday, the official said.Around 40 other Covid-19 patients at the facility were rescued and shifted to a civic hospital in the city, he said.The cause of the fire is not known yet, he said.