Vijayawada: 7 dead in fire mishap at hotel turned Covid center
ABP News Bureau
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09 Aug 2020 09:30 AM (IST)
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At least seven persons were killed on Sunday in a fire that broke out at a hotel turned Covid-19 care centre in Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot managed to bring the blaze under control.
The fire broke out on the ground and first floors of the building. Inmates of the Covid-19 care centre began screaming and shouting following emanation of thick smoke.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed anguish at the mishap and ordered an inquiry into the incident.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot managed to bring the blaze under control.
The fire broke out on the ground and first floors of the building. Inmates of the Covid-19 care centre began screaming and shouting following emanation of thick smoke.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed anguish at the mishap and ordered an inquiry into the incident.