The fire engulfs the makeshift Isolation Unit of the hospital Rajib DharFire Service files its report with the High CourtEffective measures could have saved the lives of patients who died in the fire at the Covid-19 unit of United Hospital on May 27, according to a probe report submitted by Fire Service & Civil Defence to the High Court. The report also mentioned negligence on the part of the hospital authority in controlling and preventing the fire. The four ton AC was replaced from another location to the isolation centre and repaired at 1 pm on that day. The fire service report also mentioned four recommendations for infrastructure such as the isolation centre of United Hospital. On May 27, five patients died in a devastating fire at the makeshift coronavirus unit of United Hospital in Gulshan, Dhaka.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 14, 2020 18:22 UTC