4 patients die after fire in Thane hospital
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However, officials claim that the four patients perished after they were shifted to another hospital.
Four people lost their lives after a fire broke out at the Prime Criticare Hospital in Mumbra locality of Maharashtra's Thane district early Wednesday morning.
However, officials claim that the four patients perished after they were shifted to another hospital.
Santosh Kadam, chief of Thane Municipal Corporation's Regional Disaster Management Cell, said that after the fire broke out at 3.40 am on Wednesday, fire engines and water tankers were rushed to the spot.
He said five ambulances and one rescue vehicle were also called in.
According to the official, all 20 patients admitted to the hospital were rescued and shifted to nearby hospitals.
The official claimed that the four patients died after they were shifted.
Investigation is underway both into the fire and the cause of death of the four patients.