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  • Maharashtra: FIR registered in connection with death of 22 COVID-19 patients in Nashik hospital

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons on Thursday in connection with the death of 22 COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Nashik following the disruption of oxygen supply, an official said.

    The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when the oxygen supply to patients stopped suddenly because of a malfunction in the main storage at Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital, run by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC).

    An FIR was registered in the early hours of Thursday at the Bhadrakali police station in Maharashtra’s Nashik city against unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code Section 304-A (causing death by negligence), the official said.

    A total of 157 patients were undergoing treatment in the 150-bed COVID-19 hospital when the incident occurred, the NMC had said.

    The deceased, including 10 women, were in the age group of 33 to 74 years, it said.

    The disruption of medical oxygen supply was caused by leakage from a storage plant, officials earlier said.

    They said the incident occurred when oxygen was being filled in one of the tanks from a tanker, which disturbed the supply to the patients who were on ventilators as well as to those dependent on oxygen for breathing.

    The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a probe into the incident by a seven-member committee and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh would be provided to the families of each victim.

  • Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at Nashik Municipal Corporation headquarters; no casualty

    By PTI
    MUMBAI/ NASHIK: A fire broke out in the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) headquarters in North Maharashtra on Friday, but no casualty was reported, an official said.

    The blaze erupted at around 11:15 am in the cabin of the NMC group leader on the second floor of Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, which houses the civic corporation headquarters, around 200 km from Mumbai, he said. The official said that at least four fire brigade vehicles were rushed to the spot and flames were doused within half-an-hour.

    He said that on being alerted about the blaze, the police and fire brigade reached the scene and started evacuating people from the building. “No casualty was reported and the cause of the fire was not yet known,” he said.

    According to the police, the blaze could be the result of a short circuit. Meanwhile, the NMC has formed a three-member committee to probe the incident and a report will be submitted soon, an official said.

    State Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant, who is touring the district, also visited the NMC headquarters after being informed about the fire, he added.