2020 Vijayawada fire

When

9 Aug 2020

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

16.51° N, 80.62° E

Description

fire in Andhra Pradesh, India

Deaths

11

Injured

22

Fire in Andhra Pradesh, India

On 9 August 2020 at around 5 am IST, a major fire broke out at a COVID-19 facility located at the Hotel Swarna Palace in the city of Vijayawada, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The fire killed 11 people and wounded a further 22. The hotel was being used as a temporary COVID-19 facility by the private hospital Ramesh Hospitals Vijayawada.

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