Parents blame staff for negligence after 10 infants die in Maharashtra s Bhandara hospital fire
Parents blame staff for negligence after 10 infants die in Maharashtra s Bhandara hospital fire
Many parents, whose babies were among 10 newborns killed in a massive fire at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra on Saturday, have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty .
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Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh visited the hospital in Bhandara on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)
Ten newborns were killed in a massive fire at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra on Saturday. Many parents, whose newborn babies were among those dead in the hospital fire, have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty .
UPDATED: January 9, 2021 16:55 IST
The fire brigade was able to save seven infants while 10 died in the tragedy at the district hospital in Bhandara, Maharashtra. (Photo: IndiaToday)
Ten infants were killed in a fire that broke out at a special newborn care unit of the district hospital in Maharashtra s Bhandara on Saturday. The fire broke out around 2am.
Officials said 17 infants, aged one to three months, were admitted in the ward at the time of the tragedy. However, the fire brigade was able to save seven of them.
The Maharashtra government has ordered an investigation into the matter, with home minister Anil Deshmukh rushing to the district to take stock of the situation.
The fire broke out at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital at 2am on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)
NAGPUR: Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh has ordered an inquiry into the fire incident at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital.
At least 10 newborn babies were killed and seven others had a miraculous escape after a fire broke out in the wee hours of Saturday.
Deshmukh, who was in Mumbai, flew to Nagpur and headed to Bhandara to visit the hospital. He is also expected to conduct a meeting of the concerned officials of the health department, hospital and police officers.
Maharashtra Tragedy: 10 Infants Died In A Hospital Fire At Bhandara Jan 09, 2021, 11:11 IST
BHANDARA: At least 10 babies lost their lives in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Maharashtra. The incident took place at the Bhandara district hospital on Saturday.
A fire broke out at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) where seventeen babies were admitted. 10 were in the outbound ward and seven at the inborn ward. The nurses and helper immediately raised the alarm. The fire brigade was called.
But before the fire officials arrived, the staff were only able to save seven babies of the inborn ward and ten of them of the outbound ward, suffocated to death.