New Delhi, March 16 At least ten patients were killed after a major fire erupted in an ICU at the Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Monday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said that around 11 hospital staff members suffered burn injuries while rescuing patients to safety.
Here's a look at major hospital fire tragedies in the country in the last decade:
* AMRI Hospital, Kolkata (December 9, 2011): More than 90 people (mostly patients) died from toxic fumes after a fire broke out in the basement of the seven-story AMRI Hospital annex building on the early morning of December 9, 2011.
* Dreams Mall, Mumbai (March 25-26, 2021): A fire broke out at Dreams Mall in Mumbai, which housed a Covid-designated hospital, on the night of March 25-26. The fire, which lasted for more than 40 hours, claimed nine lives, including those of patients on ventilator support.
* Vijay Vallabh Hospital, Virar (April 23, 2021): Fifteen COVID-19 patients died after a fire broke out in the ICU of Vijay Vallabh Hospital in Virar, Palghar district, Maharashtra.
* Patel Welfare Hospital, Bharuch (May 1, 2021): Eighteen people, including 16 COVID-19 patients and two trainee nurses, died in a fire at Patel Welfare Hospital, run by a charitable trust, in Bharuch, Gujarat, on the early morning.
* Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi (November 15, 2024): At least ten children died in a fire that engulfed the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh, possibly due to an electrical short circuit.
* SMS Hospital, Jaipur (October 6, 2025): A massive fire raged through the neuro ICU of Jaipur's state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, killing six patients on critical care support.