Eight people were killed after a blaze in the wee hours at a private hospital in Ahmedabad.
The victims, which include five men and three women, were being treated at the ICU ward of the COVID-19 designated Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area.
Fire reportedly broke out around 3.30 am on the fourth floor of the four-storey hospital.
Around 40 other COVID-19 patients who were admitted at the facility were rescued and shifted to a civic hospital in the city.
Shrey Hospital is among the around 60 private hospitals designated as COVID-19 hospitals by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has ordered a probe into the incident led by the additional Chief Secretary of the state and a report has to be submitted within 3 days.
An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) has been announced to the kin of those who died while Rs 50,000 each would be given to those injured in the incident.
Home Minister Amit Shah also tweeted to express his condolences.
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