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2021 fire in Bharuch, India

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Bharuch hospital fire
Date	1 May 2021 (2021-05-01)
Time	1 AM (IST)
Location	Welfare Hospital,Bharuch,Gujarat, India
Type	Fire
Cause	Short circuit^[1] (under investigation)
Deaths	18

On 1 May 2021, a fire in a hospital inBharuch,Gujarat, India, killed at least 16COVID-19 patients and 2 nurses.^[2]

Background

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India is badly affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic and facing a second wave of the pandemic. On 23 April 2021, 13 COVID-19 patients in a hospital inVirar, Maharashtra, died aftera fire broke out at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital.^[3]

Incident

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In the early hours of 1 May 2021, at 1 AM, a fire broke out in the COVID-19 ward of Bharuch Welfare Hospital, aCOVID-19 designated hospital, located around 190 km fromAhmedabad,Gujarat.^[4]

Aftermath

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ThePrime Minister of India,Narendra Modi expressed his deep condolences by saying, Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire at a hospital in Bharuch.^[5] TheChief Minister of Gujarat,Vijay Rupani announced ex-gratia aid of₹4 lakh (US$4,700) for kin of victims.^[6]

References

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^Pachchigar, Jay (1 May 2021)."Eighteen dead as fire breaks out in Covid hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch".The Times of India.Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved1 May 2021.
^Gladstone, Rick; Sweeney, Billie; Zhong, Raymond (30 April 2021)."A deadly fire at a western India hospital tore through a Covid ward".The New York Times.Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved1 May 2021.
^Jain, Akshita (23 April 2021)."Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India".The Independent.Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved1 May 2021.
^"18 Covid Patients Dead In Fire At Gujarat Hospital: Report".NDTV. 1 May 2021.Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved1 May 2021.
^"PM Narendra Modi expresses pain at Bharuch hospital fire tragedy".The Times of India. 1 May 2021.Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved1 May 2021.
^"Gujarat CM announces ₹4 lakh ex gratia to Bharuch fire victims' kins".Hindustan Times. 1 May 2021.Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved1 May 2021.

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