Blaze Kills at Least 10 in Indian Coronavirus Centre

Rescue workers look for survivors after a fire broke out in a hotel that was being used as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) facility in Vijayawada, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, on Aug. 9, 2020. Idrees Mohammed/Reuters

VIJAYWADA, India—At least 10 people died when a huge fire broke out at a COVID-19 treatment and quarantine centre in the southeastern Indian city of Vijaywada early on Sunday, officials said.

Emergency crews rescued up to 20 patients and medical staff from the centre housed in a hotel and took them to hospital, police commissioner B Srinivasulu told journalists at the scene.