7 dead, 10 injured as fire breaks out at COVID-19 care centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada

A fire broke out at a hotel being used as a Covid-19 facility in Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada on Sunday, news agency ANI reported.

According to ANI, several fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. More details are awaited.

Eight people were killed in a fire in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private Covid-19 designated hospital in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Thursday. Police had said the fire broke out due to a short circuit on the fourth floor of the hospital.