Did the hotels requisitioned in India catch fire because of the epidemic, causing casualties?

According to the latest Indian media reports, a fire broke out in a hotel in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, southern India. Up to now, at least 10 people have lost their lives. This hotel was previously requisitioned as a patient treatment center in COVID-19. In addition, 18 people were injured in the fire and taken to the hospital, and two others were missing. The police chief of Vijayawada said that the fire first appeared in the hotel reception area on the first floor and then quickly spread to the second floor. The police received an alarm at about 5 am 15. After receiving the alarm, they quickly rushed to the scene and quickly controlled the fire within 25 minutes. The fire has been put out at present.

Some hotel staff said that the cause of the fire was a short circuit in the front desk. Due to the large fire at the time of the accident, many people jumped from the upstairs in despair to escape, causing injuries. It is understood that many doctors are related to injuries caused by emergency escape. The name of this hotel is Svanell Palace Hotel, which is a COVID-19 patient treatment center requisitioned by Ramesh Hospital. When the fire broke out, more than 50 COVID-19 patients were treated in the hotel.

Since last month, the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has been facing a serious crisis of medical resources due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Indian media reported earlier that Andhra Pradesh plans to recruit17,000 doctors and12,000 nurses in a few months to cope with the growing COVID-19 epidemic. At present, the number of COVID-19 patients in Andhra Pradesh ranks third among Indian administrative regions. Up to now, there have been 2 17040 confirmed cases in COVID-19, of which 1939 cases died.

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Indian President Cowend, Prime Minister Modi and Interior Minister amit? Senior government officials such as Shah have expressed their deep condolences to the victims of the fire on social media platforms. Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, has ordered an investigation into the incident and announced that the relatives of the victims will each receive 5 million rupees, or about 460,000 yuan. This is the second fire in a designated hospital or clinic in COVID-19 within a week. On August 6th, a fire broke out in a private hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, which treated COVID-19 patients, killing eight people.