Breaking News: Prime criticare hospital Mumbra fire outbreak, 3 persons confirmed dead

Three persons have lost their lives following a fire outbreak that struck Prime hospital Mumbra in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Reports say 3 persons have been killed in the incident. One dies out of 7 ICU patients and others are shifted to nearby hospitals, no updates on the health of all shifted patients

The fire broke out at 3:40am at Prime criticare hospital on the first floor of Hasan Tower, at Shimla park on old Mumbai-Pune road, Kausa Mumbra.

According to the eyewitness, Two fire engines and one rescue vehicle are at the spot.

Fire extinguishing underway: Thane Municipal Corporation.

Fire broke out at Prime Criticare Hospital in Mumbra, Thane. Two fire engines and one rescue vehicle are at the spot. Fire extinguishing underway: Thane Municipal Corporation#Maharashtra

(📸: ANI) pic.twitter.com/pqlFCkTtTh

— NDTV (@ndtv) April 28, 2021

Fire breaks at Prime Hospital in Mumbra, Thane around 3:00AM today.
One dies out of 7 ICU patients and others are shifted to nearby hospitals, no updates on the health of all shifted patients. confirmation on the reason behind the fire break.#PrimeHospital #Fire #Kausa #Mumbra pic.twitter.com/7x3s7Bphip

— Fauzan Tanaji (@FauzanTanaji) April 28, 2021

Atleast more than 17 patients including 6 to 7 who were admitted in the Intensive Care Unit.

Speaking on the incident was Dr Jitendra Awhad the Housing Minister said that preliminary information indicates the death of three patients at a hospital, Reasons behind the fire unknown.

“Three of them were in critical condition. Most of the patients were shifted to nearby Bilal hospital and Kalsekar hospital,” added Awhad.

⁦@Awhadspeaks⁩ says preliminary information indicates death of three patients at a hospital in Mumbra in Thane near Mumbai. Reasons behind the fire unknown. pic.twitter.com/eZ5alVVpbW

— Nikhil Deshmukh (@Nikhaiel) April 28, 2021

Six out of the 12 patients in the hospital were in Intensive Care Unit of this non-covid hospital.