10 Killed in Swarna hotel turned Covid19 hospital in Vijayawada catches fire: Live Updates
Governor Biswabhushan Harichandan ordered the government to take immediate rescue measures to save the lives of injured people in the covid hospital in Vijayawada. The patients died and injured in a fire accident at Swarna Palace hotel turned covid hospital by Ramesh Hospitals
DGP DG Sawang to visit the Swarna Palace hotel turned into COVID19 hospital by Ramesh Hospitals in Vijayawada, in which several died in a fire accident. Government came to know that the hospital management hid number of inmates details and other primary facts. The chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy ordered birth chief secretary and DGP to submit the inquiry report for necessary action on this incident.
Nara Lokesh tweeted
Shocked and saddened by the loss of precious lives due to the tragic fire accident at the Covid Centre in Vijayawada today. My condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for the injured to recover speedily. pic.twitter.com/b3kSoXTr53
— Lokesh Nara #StayHomeSaveLives (@naralokesh) August 9, 2020
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed grief over the fire mishap at COVID Care Centre in Vijayawada and enquired about the cause of the accident, on Sunday. He directed the concerned officials to take up the rescue measures and admit the injured in nearby hospitals. He had also instructed officials to conduct enquiry over the accident. The fire accident took place at Swarna hotel which was turned into a Covid center and managed by a private hospital.
District collector Md Imtiaz confirmed the death of seven persons in the fire mishap. However the eyewitnesses said that the toll is 12.
Short circuit was said to be the cause of the fire mishap
Two persons who jumped from atop the hotel building sustained fractures. They were rushed to the hospital.