Temporary Covid centres are fire hazards: Experts

Sunday’s fire at the Dahisar jumbo facility was the third such incident at a Covid hospital in the city in the last six months.

- Chaitanya Marpakwar

Mumbai: There were no fatalities, but the incident had raised a question mark on the fire safety compliances at hospitals and nursing homes. Experts pointed out that patients in jumbo Covid centres are housed in temporary hangar-like structures and are vulnerable to fire incidents.

Earlier, on March 26, a major fire broke out in Bhandup’s Dreams Mall and spread to Sunrise Hospital located on the third floor. Over 70 patients were rescued and 11 bodies found. In October 2020, two patients in a blaze at Mulund’s Apex Hospital caused by a short-circuit in the generator.