Hospitals breathed a sign of relief when the power outage on Monday did not last beyond two hours in most parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. However, it continued until night in parts of Mulund, Kanjurmarg and Thane.
Mulund-based Apex hospital had to transfer 40 patients to other hospitals after its generator used for power back-up caught fire in the evening due to overheating. Kishor Gandhi, Assistant Commissioner in T ward, said all 40 patients were shifted to Fortis Hospital, Mulund Covid jumbo facility and Astha Hospital. The fire was extinguished by 6.12 pm.
In the process of transfer, 82-year-old Pandurang Kulkarni, who was critical and suffering from Covid-19, died on his way to another hospital. Sources said another patient, a woman, remains in a critical condition.
