The perilous state of fire safety in Maharashtra’s hospitals
The perilous state of fire safety in Maharashtra’s hospitals | India Today Insight
Since January 20, 40 people have died in fires in four of Maharashtra’s hospitals. Authorities propose that private agencies conduct fire-safety audits, but at the moment there is no accountability
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UPDATED: May 3, 2021 21:18 IST
Maharashtra state minister Eknath Shinde inspects the ICU unit of the Vijay Vallabh Covid Care Hospital, where the fire first erupted killing 13 people, in Mumbai, April 23 (ANI)
Between January 20 and April 28, as many as 40 people have died in four of Maharashtra’s hospitals as a result of fires. In each case, the cause was found to be a short-circuit that led to a blaze engulfing a ward or section of the hospital.
Four patients die in Maharashtra hospital fire
Four patients died after a fire broke out at a private hospital near Thane in Indian Maharashtra in the wee hours of Wednesday, a civic official said.
The patients died while being shifted to other hospitals after the blaze and not due to burns, the official said. They may have inhaled smoke after the fire, he added.
The incident comes five days after 15 coronavirus patients died in a blaze in the intensive care unit of a private hospital at Virar in the adjoining Palghar district.
Wednesday’s fire broke out at the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa-Mumbra locality at 3.40 am, the official said. There were no coronavirus patients in the hospital, he added.
Four patients died after a fire broke out at a private hospital near Thane in Maharashtra in the wee hours of Wednesday, a civic official said.
The patients died while being shifted to other hospitals after the blaze and not due to burns, the official said. They may have inhaled smoke after the fire, he added.
The incident comes five days after 15 coronavirus patients died in a blaze in the intensive care unit of a private hospital at Virar in the adjoining Palghar district. Wednesday s fire broke out at the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa-Mumbra locality at 3.40 am, the official said, adding that there were no coronavirus patients in the hospital.
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Four Patients Die in Hospital Fire Near Maharashtra s Thane
The patients died while being shifted to other hospitals after the blaze and not due to burns.
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Thane: Four patients died after a fire broke out at a private hospital near Thane in Maharashtra in the wee hours of Wednesday, a civic official said.
The patients died while being shifted to other hospitals after the blaze and not due to burns, the official said. They may have inhaled smoke after the fire, he added.
Maharashtra: Fire broke out at Prime Criticare Hospital in Mumbra, Thane earlier this morning. Four died during the shifting of patients to another hospital. Fire tenders present at the spot. pic.twitter.com/je3yrEaKqC