Fire breaks out at COVID-19 hospital in Maharashtra

Thick smoke engulfed the hospital premises after the fire and around 20 patients were shifted to other medical facilities, a police official said.

Published On 2020-12-07 03:30 GMT   |   Update On 2020-12-07 03:30 GMT

Thane: A fire broke out at a COVID-19 hospital at Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra''s Thane district, but there was no casualty, a police official said on Monday. The blaze erupted around 9 pm on Sunday at the private hospital in Ulhasnagar township, located around 25 km from the district headquarters, due to a short-circuit in an air- conditioning unit, the official said. Also Read: Fire at...

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Thane: A fire broke out at a COVID-19 hospital at Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra''s Thane district, but there was no casualty, a police official said on Monday.

The blaze erupted around 9 pm on Sunday at the private hospital in Ulhasnagar township, located around 25 km from the district headquarters, due to a short-circuit in an air- conditioning unit, the official said.

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Firemen from a local fire station rushed to the spot and doused the blaze within an hour, he said.

Thick smoke engulfed the hospital premises after the fire and around 20 patients were shifted to other medical facilities, he said.

"No one was injured," the official said.

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