Patients have a lucky escape as ventilator bursts into flames and engulfs hospital ICU ward

 

Patients have a lucky escape as ventilator bursts into flames and engulfs hospital ICU ward

 By:- Staff

Patients undergoing treatment for coronavirus at the government run Sir Sayajirao General Hospital in Vadodara, Gujarat, had a narrow escape when a ventilator burst into flames and engulfed the intensive care unit (ICU) ward on September 8.

 

In all 272 Covid-19 positive patients were undergoing treatment at the hospital at the time when the incident occurred.

 

The incident was captured on CCTV placed inside the ward.

 

When smoke started emanating from the device, the hospital staff started shifting the patients. Soon, the ventilator burst into flames and fire started spreading in the ward.

 

The patients were evacuated by the medical staff in the nick of the time, and were shifted to GMERS Gotri Hospital.