Mumbai: A fire broke out late night on Monday at a private hospital in Mulund, due to which authorities shifted 40 patients to nearby hospitals.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, one patient who was shifted to another hospital has died.
The fire, which was attributed to overheating of a generator set at the Apex Hospital, has been extinguished officials said.
"We have five nursing homes in Mulund area. A generator caught fire in Apex hospital due to which three critical patients, who were on ventilators, were shifted and one of them died on the way. I also got to know that the condition of another patient is very serious," BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha said.
The fire brigade had tagged it as a 'level 0' fire (minor) and flames were doused by around 6.15 pm, said a civic official.
(ANI Report)
