<p>Fifteen persons were evacuated safely after a fire broke out at a hospital at Kolhapur in Western Maharashtra in the wee hours of Monday.</p>.<p>The fire broke out between 0315 to 0330 hrs at the Chhatrapati Pramila Raje Civil Hospital.</p>.<p>The hospital is a dedicated Covid-19 centre, where over 400 patients were undergoing treatment.</p>.<p>The fire affected one unit – from where 15 persons were evacuated.</p>.<p>The cause of the fire is suspected to be short-circuit.</p>.<p>Kolhapur Collector Daulat Desai immediately rushed to the spot to know the on-ground situation and guide the operations.</p>.<p>“Patients have been shifted to other wards,” said CPR Civil Hospital Dean Dr Chandrakant Mhaske.</p>
<p>Fifteen persons were evacuated safely after a fire broke out at a hospital at Kolhapur in Western Maharashtra in the wee hours of Monday.</p>.<p>The fire broke out between 0315 to 0330 hrs at the Chhatrapati Pramila Raje Civil Hospital.</p>.<p>The hospital is a dedicated Covid-19 centre, where over 400 patients were undergoing treatment.</p>.<p>The fire affected one unit – from where 15 persons were evacuated.</p>.<p>The cause of the fire is suspected to be short-circuit.</p>.<p>Kolhapur Collector Daulat Desai immediately rushed to the spot to know the on-ground situation and guide the operations.</p>.<p>“Patients have been shifted to other wards,” said CPR Civil Hospital Dean Dr Chandrakant Mhaske.</p>