Mumbai Hospital Fire
Fire at Mumbai hospital: Patients evacuated
Mumbai: Patients of a Mumbai hospital were shifted to safety after a fire broke out in the medical facility on Thursday.
According to media reports, twenty-two fire engines rushed to Dreams Mall Sunrise Hospital after the the blaze was spotted at around 12.30 am.
Over 70 COVID-19 patients were admitted to the hospital when the fire broke out.
In a statement quoted by NDTV, Sunrise Hospital said: "There was a fire in first floor of Dreams Mall, Bhandup, and the smoke reached up to the Sunrise Hospital located at the top floor. All fire alarms beeped and hence all patients were safely evacuated due to the smoke to the fire refuge area .There were two dead bodies (due to Covid), which were also evacuated. There was no casualty due to fire."
"All patients were promptly shifted to Jumbo Covid Centre (and some to other private hospitals). We are grateful to Mumbai fire brigade and to Mumbai police for helping us save lives. This hospital was started in exceptional circumstances of Covid last year and has helped in saving many patients from Covid deaths. It is functioning with all due compliances like fire license, nursing home licence. The hospital staff did a fantastic job in safely evacuating patients on wheel chairs and beds to the refuge areas and by following the fire drills," read the statement.
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