Fire breaks out in Vijayawada hotel dedicated to treat COVID patients; kills 7, many trapped

There were over 30 Covid-19 persons being treated at the centre by employing a dozen medical personnel when the fire accident broke at Swarna Palace Hotel at around 5 am on Sunday. Several fire tenders were pressed into action to bring the flames under control, even as the inpatients suffered severe suffocation caused by the heavy smoke inside the hotel rooms.

from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3fHhrAi