Rescue workers looking for survivors after a fire broke out in a hotel that was being used as a Covid-19 facility in Vijayawada, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, on Sunday (Aug 9). - Reuters
HYDERABAD, India, Aug 9: At least nine people died in a fire that broke out at a coronavirus facility in the city of Vijayawada in India’s Andhra Pradesh state on Sunday, the Indian Express reported, citing police.
The blaze was sparked by an air-conditioner unit that short-circuited on the ground floor of the Swarna Palace Hotel, according to the report.
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