Nurses on duty took immediate action after medical equipment caught fire in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a COVID medical centre on October 29 in Mumbai, India

The fire broke out in the high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) that was placed adjacent to a patient's bed in the ICU unit at Dahisar Kandarpada COVID Centre.

In the video, captured by CCTV cameras, flames can be seen erupting from the medical equipment while a nurse, wearing PPE kit, was at a patient's bed to serve him food.

The nurse, whose name is Anupama Tiwari, dragged the flaming equipment away from the bed-bound patient, while other staff members doused the small blaze with a fire extinguisher. The power supply to the equipment was also promptly cut off, preventing the fire from spreading.

The medical staff members of Dahisar Kandarpada COVID Centre are being praised for their prompt action.

In a statement, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which runs the facility, said: "Officers and staff assigned to the COVID centres have been imparted training on fire fighting and disaster management. Today, employees have set an example of how to use it without being distracted by such incidents."

Nurses on duty took immediate action after medical equipment caught fire in the ICU unit of a COVID Centre.
The fire broke out in the HFNC (High Flow Nozzle Canula) that was placed adjacent to a patient's bed at the state-of-the-art intensive care unit with a capacity of 100 patient beds.
The incident took place at Dahisar Kandarpada Covid facility in Mumbai, and was captured on the ward's CCTV cameras.
In the video, flames can be seen erupting from the medical equipment while the nurse, wearing a PPE kit, was adjusting a patient's bed to serve him food.
Soon, the alert nurse Anupama Tiwari dragged the equipment away so as to avoid causing harm to the patients present in the ward, while other staff members got the fire extinguisher to douse the fire. The power supply to the equipment was also promptly cut off, preventing the blaze from spreading.
The medical staff members of the COVID care centre are being praised for their prompt action.
In a statement, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which runs the facility said: "Officers and staff assigned to the Covid centres have been imparted training on fire fighting and disaster management. Today, employees have set an example of how to use it without being distracted by such incidents."