The district administration announced financial help to the next of kin of the deceased. “As soon as he came to know about the incident, the chief minister spoke to the district guardian minister Hasan Mushrif and chief secretary (Sitaram Kunte) and asked to ensure those needing medical attention don’t face any difficulties,” the statement added. The fire brigade personnel claimed they managed to put out the fire within half an hour.Ī statement released from CM Thackeray’s office offered condolences to the kin of the dead while ordering a detailed probe and action against those found guilty of any negligence. Short circuit seems to be the possible cause of the incident,” said Bhosale. “There were 17 Covid patients admitted when the fire broke out at around 11 am.

However, the exact cause of the fire can only be determined following a detailed investigation.

They added that the injured were shifted to another room immediately.ĭistrict collector Rajendra Bhosale claimed that short circuit could have started the fire inside the ICU ward set up around 18 months ago. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has asked the district collector to probe the incident.įire brigade officials said everyone in the ICU was badly burnt. At least 10 elderly patients who were being treated for Covid-19 infection in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a civil hospital in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district died in a fire on Saturday morning.

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