<p>Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons on Thursday in connection with the death of 22 Covid-19 patients at a hospital in Nashik following the disruption of oxygen supply, an official said.</p>.<p>The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when the oxygen supply to patients stopped suddenly because of a malfunction in the main storage at Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital, run by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC).</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/22-patients-die-in-nashik-hospital-after-oxygen-tank-leak-976837.html" target="_blank">22 patients die in Nashik hospital after oxygen tank leak</a></strong></p>.<p>An FIR was registered in the early hours of Thursday at the Bhadrakali police station in Maharashtra's Nashik city against unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code Section 304-A (causing death by negligence), the official said.</p>.<p>A total of 157 patients were undergoing treatment in the 150-bed Covid-19 hospital when the incident occurred, the NMC had said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/thorough-probe-will-be-conducted-into-nashik-oxygen-leak-incident-says-rajesh-tope-976924.html" target="_blank">Thorough probe will be conducted into Nashik oxygen leak incident, says Rajesh Tope</a></strong></p>.<p>The deceased, including 10 women, were in the age group of 33 to 74 years, it said.</p>.<p>The disruption of medical oxygen supply was caused by leakage from a storage plant, officials earlier said.</p>.<p>They said the incident occurred when oxygen was being filled in one of the tanks from a tanker, which disturbed the supply to the patients who were on ventilators as well as to those dependent on oxygen for breathing.</p>.<p>The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a probe into the incident by a seven-member committee and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh would be provided to the families of each victim.</p>
<p>Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons on Thursday in connection with the death of 22 Covid-19 patients at a hospital in Nashik following the disruption of oxygen supply, an official said.</p>.<p>The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when the oxygen supply to patients stopped suddenly because of a malfunction in the main storage at Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital, run by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC).</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/22-patients-die-in-nashik-hospital-after-oxygen-tank-leak-976837.html" target="_blank">22 patients die in Nashik hospital after oxygen tank leak</a></strong></p>.<p>An FIR was registered in the early hours of Thursday at the Bhadrakali police station in Maharashtra's Nashik city against unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code Section 304-A (causing death by negligence), the official said.</p>.<p>A total of 157 patients were undergoing treatment in the 150-bed Covid-19 hospital when the incident occurred, the NMC had said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/thorough-probe-will-be-conducted-into-nashik-oxygen-leak-incident-says-rajesh-tope-976924.html" target="_blank">Thorough probe will be conducted into Nashik oxygen leak incident, says Rajesh Tope</a></strong></p>.<p>The deceased, including 10 women, were in the age group of 33 to 74 years, it said.</p>.<p>The disruption of medical oxygen supply was caused by leakage from a storage plant, officials earlier said.</p>.<p>They said the incident occurred when oxygen was being filled in one of the tanks from a tanker, which disturbed the supply to the patients who were on ventilators as well as to those dependent on oxygen for breathing.</p>.<p>The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a probe into the incident by a seven-member committee and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh would be provided to the families of each victim.</p>