On November 6, local time, a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a hospital receiving new crown patients in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, killing 11 patients and injuring 6 others.
Maharashtra Health Minister Pavard said 17 COVID-19 patients were being treated in intensive care units at the time of the incident, and 11 of them died in the fire. The fire was caused by a short circuit and she had already visited 6 injured people in hospital.
Local authorities said the fire was now under control and the injured were in a stable condition. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the deceased through social media on the same day and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
According to Reuters, the incident is the latest in a similar fire, where dozens of patients have been killed in multiple hospitals in India this year.
(Editor: Liu Qingyang)