The patients died due to the fire and thick smoke from the fire choking them according to the Bharuch Superintendent of Police Rajendrasinh Chudasama.\u00a0 “As per information at 6.30 am, the death count in the tragedy stood at 18. Immediately after the fire, we had confirmation of 12 deaths,” a police official told PTI.<\/p>\n
There were approximately 70 patients admitted at the four-storeyed hospital, of which 24 were in the intensive care unit.\u00a0 \u00a0All the survivors were rescued by firefighters and locals and have now been transferred to nearby hospitals.<\/p>\n
While the fire was controlled within an hour, the cause of it is yet to be determined, an official said.<\/p>\n