Fire breaks out in trauma care unit at Kolhapur’s CPR hospital

A fire broke out in the trauma care unit of the Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) Civil Hospital in western Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district in the wee hours of Monday.

The prima facie cause of the blaze, which broke out a little after 3 a.m., was said to be an electrical short circuit.

CPR authorities claimed there was no loss of life or injury to the patients at the time of the fire, all of whom were critical Covid-19 positive cases.

Sources said that two of the rescue personnel suffered burn injuries during the rescue operation. – The Hindu