7 killed in fire at hotel being used as Covid-19 facility in Andhra Pradesh

Seven people have died in a huge fire that broke out at a hotel in Vijaywada city of Andhra Pradesh in India on Sunday morning.

Twenty people have been rescued from the hotel so far, police said, adding that several others are feared trapped inside the building. Fire engines have rushed to the spot.

"15-20 people have been injured in the incident. They have been rushed to hospital. 2-3 of them are critical," a senior police officer told NDTV.

The hotel was being used by a corporate hospital for treating Covid-19 patients.

Earlier this month, eight coronavirus patients died in a huge fire that broke out in the intensive care ward of a private hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.