Twenty-one people have died in a fire at a Beijing hospital that forced the evacuation of dozens of patients, Chinese state media reported. Staff removed 71 patients after the fire broke out Tuesday in the inpatient department of Beijing Changfeng Hospital, state media including CGTN reported. Videos of the fire circulating on social media show black smoke billowing from the building, with some people climbing out of the windows using what appears to be makeshift ropes made out of bedsheets. Others took refuge on air conditioning units outside the windows. State media said the fire has been extinguished and rescue work has been completed. The cause of the fire is under investigation, the reports said.

At least 18 people died in a fire that broke out at a Covid hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat in the wee hours of Saturday, officials said.   The deaths come on a day when India registered a record 4 lakh cases in 24 hours, for the first time after reporting over 3 lakh daily infections for nine days in a row. In fact, there were 70 patients when the blaze started at Welfare Hospital on the Bharuch-Jambusar Highway, around 200 km from state capital Ahmedabad. At least five fire tenders were pressed into service and it took them two hours to contain the blaze.   Of the 18 dead, 16 were Covid-19 patients undergoing treatment at the hospital. Two others were hospital staffers who had been attending to patients, officials said.   Also read: Fire at Baghdad hospital kills several Covid patients   "A total of 18 people, including two hospital employees, died in the fire," Bharuch District Collector MD Modia told the media. "The remaining 50 patients were safely shifted to a nearby hospital."   Local TV channels beamed footage of the charred bodies being pulled out of the hospital.   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "pained by the loss of lives due to a fire at a hospital in Bharuch". "Condolences to the bereaved families," he tweeted.   Also read: 25 Covid patients die in Delhi hospital   A probe has been ordered into the incident, the District Collector said.   This is the second horrific hospital fire tragedy in India in the past one and a half months.    On March 26, some 10 Covid patients were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a coronavirus hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai.   The fire started at the first floor of Dreams Mall in Mumbai's Bhandup area and soon engulfed Sunrise Hospital on the fourth floor. At least 22 fire tenders were pressed into service but it took them several hours to contain the blaze.   Also read: Oxygen tank leak claims 22 lives in India Covid hospital  

At least 10 Covid patients were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a coronavirus hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai in the small hours of Friday, officials said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently in Bangladesh on a two-day state visit, said that he was "pained by the loss of lives". "I pray that the injured recover soon," he tweeted from Dhaka. Also read: Fire in residential building kills 5 in India The fire started at the first floor of Dreams Mall in Mumbai's Bhandup area and soon engulfed Sunrise Hospital on the fourth floor. At least 22 fire tenders were pressed into service but it took them several hours to contain the blaze. All the Covid patients, except 10, on ventilator support have been rescued and shifted to other Covid hospitals, a fire officer told the media. Local TV channels beamed footage of the charred bodies being pulled out of the mall. Also read: 10 newborns die in hospital fire in India's Maharashtra Chief Minister of the western state of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray, visited the hospital later in the day and sought forgiveness from the families of the victims. "The firefighters did a great job in rescuing people. However, some who were on ventilators could not be rescued. I seek forgiveness from their families," Thackeray told reporters after visiting the spot. The Chief Minister has also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of the victims. Read Fire in India’s Andra Pradesh kills 7 patients The hospital, the Chief Minister said, had been set up to deal with the increasing cases of Covid infections in the city. "We have been fighting against the coronavirus for the past year. When the pandemic hit the state, there were very few beds and ventilators, but we continued our fight and set up temporary hospitals. This hospital was temporarily allowed to treat coronavirus patients," he said. Referring to preliminary reports, he said that the fire started at a shop in the mall. "I want to assure you that whoever is at fault... they will be punished." Also read:Battery factory collapses in fire in new delhi, injuring 14

At least three Covid-19 patients died as a fire broke out at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday morning.

A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing nine people, the health minister said.

The Appellate Division on Tuesday stayed a High Court order that had directed to pay Tk 30 lakh to each of the families of four out of five victims who were killed in a fire at the United Hospital on May 27.