Bhandara fire: Guilty to be booked if negligence found, says minister
Ten children died in a fire that broke out at Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital in Bhandara.
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Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said the forensic report into the January 9 Bhandara hospital fire, in which 10 infants were killed, is expected soon and if anybody is found guilty of negligence in the incident, a case would be filed against them.
Ten newborn babies, admitted in the Special Newborn Care Unit of the Bhandara district hospital had died while seven others were rescued.
Addressing a press conference here, Deshmukh said, The forensic laboratary report in the Bhandara hospital fire will come today. If the report finding says that the incident was caused due to negligence, then a case will be filed by Bhandara police.
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Ten newborn babies, admitted in the Special Newborn Care Unit of the hospital, had died in the January 9 fire. Visuals from the day of the fire at the Bhandara hospital in Maharashtra.
Mumbai: Strict action will be taken against the guilty after the report is submitted to the Maharashtra government in connection with the January 9 Bhandara district hospital fire, in which 10 newborns were killed, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters here, Pawar said, We did not receive the report till yesterday. We are waiting for the report.strict action will be taken against whoever is guilty after the report is submitted (to the government).
The Bhandara District General Hospital fire tragedy claimed the lives of 10 infants. Bhandara fire tragedy | Photo Credit: Times Now
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10 infants were killed in Bhandara District General Hospital fire tragedy
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray had announced a compensation of Rs 500,000 to the families of the deceased infants
Mumbai: In the latest development in Bhandara fire tragedy, the state probe committee in its findings have said that the on duty nurses were absent from the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital at the time of the tragic incident, sources said.
Times Now’s Rakesh reported that the probe committee in its 50-page report, which has been submitted to Maharashtra health secretary, has said that a baby warmer at the SNCU caught fire due to a short circuit. The report states that the tragic incident could have been averted if the nurses were present inside the ward. Sources have told the channel
On January 9, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had sought an action taken report within 48 hours into the death of 10 newborn babies.