Hospital Fire Case: NHRC Sents Notice To Maharashtra Govt Over Death Of Infants
The fire reportedly broke out at a special ward in the Bhandara district general hospital, Maharashtra during the early hours on Saturday, killing 10 infants ANI/Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-11T19:03:50+05:30 Hospital Fire Case: NHRC Sents Notice To Maharashtra Govt Over Death Of Infants outlookindia.com 2021-01-11T19:13:31+05:30
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sent a notice to the Maharashtra government in the death case of ten infants in the unfortunate fire incident in Maharashtra s Bhandara civil hospital on Saturday. It also asked for a detailed report on the incident within four weeks, officials said today.
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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said orders have been issued for conducting safety audit of all hospitals in the state, after 10 newborn babies died in a hospital fire in Bhadara. Thackeray flew in from Mumbai in the afternoon and met parents of the babies who died in the fire on Saturday. He also spoke to hospital and health officials.
The chief minister told reporters that he met the kin of the victims with folded hands. I could not find words to console them, he said. The probe we have announced will also check if the fire was an accident or something which happened as a result of ignoring earlier safety report, Thackeray said.
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Bhandara hospital fire: Parents blame staff for dereliction
Many parents whose newborn babies were among those dead in the Bhandara hospital fire have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty. Ten babies died after the fire broke out on Saturday at the Special Newborn Care Unit of the four-storeyed district hospital in Maharashtra s Bhandara district town, about 900 km from the state capital Mumbai.
Kin of Geeta and Vishwanath Behere, whose two month-old daughter was among the 10 newborn babies who perished in the blaze, blamed the hospital authorities for dereliction of duty.
They claimed that no doctor or nurse was present in the unit when fire broke out. They blamed the hospital administration for the tragedy and sought action against those responsible.
Maharashtra Hospital Fire: Parents Accuse Hospital Staff Of Neglecting Duty
CM Uddhav Thackeray, who has ordered a probe into the incident will be visiting Bhandara civil hospital today, and will also meet hospital staff and parents of the victims
Charred remains of furniture and other equipments inside the new born babies care unit of the Bhandara District General Hospital after a fire which broke out in the wee hours, in Bhandara district of Maharashtra. 10 infants died in the incident. PTI photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-10T10:36:54+05:30 Maharashtra Hospital Fire: Parents Accuse Hospital Staff Of Neglecting Duty outlookindia.com 2021-01-10T11:23:15+05:30