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11 COVID Patients Killed in Indian Hospital Inferno

TRAGEDY UPON TRAGEDY

The blaze, which broke out in the intensive care unit, is believed to be electrical

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A fire broke out in a COVID-19 ward at an Indian hospital, killing 11 patients and injuring a half-dozen others. NDTV reports the cause of the blaze that engulfed the intensive care unit at the facility in Ahmednagar appears to be electrical. Video showed heavy smoke pouring out of the windows on Saturday morning and doctors trying to revive the injured. The victims ranged in age from 37 to 83.

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