At least 3 patients died due to a fire at a private hospital near Thane, according to an official as per PTI.?
It took place at the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa, Mumbra near Thane at 3.40 am on Wednesday.?
There were no COVID patients, the official added.
Three fire engines and five ambulances reached the spot and the blaze is now extinguished, the official went on to say.?
Twenty patients including six in the ICU have been evacuated.?
Local MLA and Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad said that at least three persons were burned alive in the fire.?
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been informed about what has taken place. Each deceased shall get a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh while the wounded will receive Rs 1 lakh each.?
A high-level enquiry committee has been constituted to go into the cause of the fire, he said. The committee will comprise officials from the Thane Municipal Corporation and also the police and medical officials, he said.
Fifteen COVID-19 patients died after a fire broke out at the intensive care unit of a private hospital at Virar in the adjoining Palghar district on April 23.