2 dead in Mumbai hospital fire
Two Covid-19 patients died and 70 others were evacuated after a fire broke out at a hospital located in a Mumbai mall
Mumbai: Two Covid-19 patients died and 70 others were evacuated after a fire broke out at a hospital located in a Mumbai mall, a police official said on Friday.
The fire broke out at the Dreams Mall Sunrise Hospital in Bhandup area shortly after midnight, the official said.
The police official said two patients had died in the blaze, but a BMC control room official said there was confirmation of only one fatality so far.
The cause of the 'level four' fire (serious emergency call in fire brigade parlance) has not been ascertained yet, the control room sources said.
Patients were evacuated by the fire brigade and shifted to another hospital, the official said, adding fire personnel are checking if any patient is still stuck in the hospital.
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar who visited the site expressed surprise that a hospital was operating inside the mall.
"I have seen a hospital at a mall for the first time," the mayor said, adding action will be taken if irregularities were found in allowing the facility to operate there.