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2 dead, 70 COVID-19 patients evacuated in Mumbai hospital fire

The Hindu | 26/03/2021 09:22 AM | Click to read full article

Two COVID-19 patients died and 70 others were evacuated after a fire broke out at a hospital located in a Mumbai mall, a police official said on Friday.

The fire broke out at the Dreams Mall Sunrise Hospital in Bhandup area shortly after midnight, the official said. The hospital is situated on the third floor of the five-storeyed mall building and many patients including those being treated for COVID-19 were at the hospital when the fire broke out, the official said.

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