At least 10 coronavirus patients were killed after a major fire broke out in the ICU ward of the civil hospital in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar on November 6, officials said.

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Ahmednagar District Collector Rajendra Bhosale confirmed that 10 patients died and one patient was critical after the blaze erupted in the ICU section of the civil hospital, where COVID-19 patients were admitted.

Charred remains at the ICU of Civil Hospital after a fire broke out, in Ahmednagar on November 6, 2021.
 
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Shankar Misal, chief of the Fire Department of Ahmedanagar Municipal Corporation said the fire erupted around 11 a.m.

Further details are awaited.