The fire started due to a short circuit in the control panel of a radiant baby warmer inside the SNCU which spread across the unit due to the inflammable material inside the unit.
MUMBAI: Nearly two weeks after the Bhandara fire incident, in which 10 newborns died at the district hospital, the public health department has ordered action against seven staffers of the hospitals including suspension of the district civil surgeon.
Public health minister Rajesh Tope said that department received the report of the inquiry committee led by divisional commissioner Sajeev Kumar late on Wednesday evening.
After going through the report it has been decided to suspend the civil surgeon Dr Pramod Khandate, medical officer on duty Dr Archana Mesharm and the sister in-charge Jyoti Bharaskar.
BHANDARA: They had just finished feeding the babies and were about to record details when they heard multiple blasts. They were caught in a thick cloud of smoke and could hardly see anything.
Yet, on-duty nurses Shubhangi Sathawane (32) and Smita Ambilduke (34) managed to carry seven babies out after fire broke out at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) at the District General Hospital here early on Saturday morning. The duo raised an alarm which alerted security guards, ambulance drivers and locals. Even as the fire brigade started deploying personnel, attendant Ajit Purjekar went up the hospital building from the back side and opened the emergency door to let the smoke out.
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Jan 09, 2021 06:24 PM EST
Ten babies were killed in a maternity unit in Maharashtra in India early on Saturday when fire ravaged a hospital.
Hospital staff members saved seven of the newborn infants at the Bhandara district hospital. However, they were forced back before they could get to the 10 other infants.
10 Babies Killed
Doctors stated the flame broke out at the major hospital in India s wealthiest state at 2 A.M. on Saturday.
According to Pramod Khandate, a civil surgeon at the Bandara District General Hospital, 17 babies were in the sick newborn care unit when the fire started.