A fire broke out on the top floor of a five-storey hospital in Bareilly on Saturday, triggering panic among patients and staff. Around 100 patients and attendants were present, but all were safely evacuated and the blaze was contained
At least 15 newborn babies died after a fire broke out in the nursery of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad. Officials said an air-conditioner compressor may have triggered the blaze. An enquiry committee has been formed to investigate the tragedy and hospital safety
The death toll in the Muzaffarpur hospital fire tragedy rose to six after another critically ill ICU patient succumbed. Authorities have ordered an FIR and launched an inquiry into the incident, which allegedly involved staff abandoning patients during the emergency
At least three people died after a fire broke out in the ICU of a private hospital in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. More than 20 patients were rescued, several were shifted to nearby facilities, and authorities have ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident.
A fire broke out early Tuesday in the burns ward of Victoria Hospital, Bengaluru, likely due to a short circuit. All 26 inpatients were safely evacuated. The incident follows a series of recent fatal fire accidents in the city
Health official Haydar al-Zamili told a leading media outlet that there are fears people are still trapped inside the ward, which reportedly has space for 60 patients.
Thirteen coronavirus patients died after the blaze in the intensive care unit (ICU) located on the second floor of the four-storeyed Vijay Vallabh Hospital at Virar in the early hours of Friday.
Officials said that it is a non-COVID facility and 31 patients were undergoing treatment, with 10 of them in the ICU, when the incident occurred around 8.10 pm
The hospital is situated on the top floor of the four-storeyed mall building and 76 patients, most of them being treated for COVID-19, were there when the fire broke out.