10 killed as fire engulfs Vijaywada hotel being used as Covid-19 centre

Police said an unknown number of people are feared trapped inside the hotel

Ten people died Sunday when fire engulfed a hotel being used as Covid-19 facility in Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada city, media reports said.
 

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

The number of those killed in the fire at a hotel being used as a Covid-19 facility in Vijayawada rose to 10 on Sunday, said Vikrant Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police.
 

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

Police said