Virar Hospital Fire: CM Thackeray orders inquiry into fire incident at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday ordered an inquiry into the fire incident at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital, Virar. Atleast 13 patients died after a fire broke out at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a COVID hospital in the Virar area of Maharashtra's Palghar district.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has expressed deep sorrow over the death of patients after a fire broke out at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Vijay Vallabh Hospital in Virar. He contacted the concerned authorities and asked them to ensure that firefighting and treatment of other patients would continue. He also directed that other patients undergoing treatment should be treated elsewhere as soon as possible. He also directed the administration to immediately inquire whether the fire safety in the private hospital was adequate.

The incident took place around 3:30 am on the second floor of the facility, the Corona Control Room, Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation informed. Three fire tenders of the Virar Fire Brigade reached the spot to douse the fire. It was extinguished by 5:20 am.

Other COVID patients were shifted to nearby hospitals.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also expressed grief over the incident and wrote,"Saddened by the loss of lives due to tragic fire at a Hospital in Palghar, Maharashtra. My condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured"
 

उपचार घेत असलेल्या इतर रुग्णांना झळ पोहचू नये याकडे लक्ष देत त्यांची लगेचच इतरत्र व्यवस्था करावी असे निर्देशही त्यांनी दिले आहेत. या खासगी रुग्णालयात अग्नी सुरक्षेची पुरेशी काळजी घेतली होती किंवा नाही हे पाहून तातडीने योग्य ती चौकशी करण्याचे निर्देशही त्यांनी प्रशासनाला दिले आहेत

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 23, 2021

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray orders an inquiry into the fire incident at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital, Virar: Chief Minister's Office

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2021

Saddened by the loss of lives due to tragic fire at a Hospital in Palghar, Maharashtra. My condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

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— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2021