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Maha Hospital Fire: Lapses Found Including No Alarms, Safety-Audits
An investigation in the Maharashtra’s Bhandara Hospital fire incident has revealed that there were many security lapses including a pending fire audit since last two years and the absence of fire-alarms and sprinklers. Also the four-storeyed hospital conducted only one mock-drill in 2016-17 and did not impart training to the staff to use fire extinguishers. Earlier,… read-more
Tags: Maharashtra , Fire-outbreak, Bhandara burn out
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10 Infants Killed In Fire At Child Care Unit Of Maharashtra Hospital
In a tragic incident, a fire outbreak at 1:30 AM on January 9 killed ten infants in Maharashtra's Bhandara District Hospital. However, seven children from the age of one-day to three months were saved by the firefighters after the severe fire broke out in the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the hospital. While reason of the fire is unclear, CM Uddhav Thackeray has ordered a probe and announced Rs 5 lakh compensation.
Tags: Maharashtra , Fire-outbreak, CM Uddhav Thackeray, Hospital Fire
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Rajkot COVID Hospital Fire: Hospital Chairman, Operating Members Booked
Rajkot police have registered a case against the chairman of Uday Shivanand COVID-19 hospital Dr prakash Modha, his son, and three doctors in the fire accident , which killed five patients. According to the police, the emergency-exit of the ICU was blocked and there was 'no adequate ventilation system'.… read-more
Tags: Rajkot, Gujrat, Fire-outbreak, National news
Courtesy: The Indian Express
