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Bhandara hospital fire tragedy: NHRC has issued notice to Maharashtra government
Mumbai: Day after 10 infants were killed in the Bhandara hospital fire tragedy, it is being learnt that the government-run Bhandara District General Hospital has been operating without a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the fire department, reports said on Tuesday.
In a tragic incident, 10 infants were killed and another seven were saved after a fire brke out at a neo-natal care ward of the state-run hospital at Bhandara in eastern Maharashtra on January 9, 2021.
District Hospital in Bhandara hospital tragedy operating without fire NOC
The unfortunate incident took place on January 9 when a fire broke out at a neo-natal care ward of the state-run hospital at Bhandara.
Bhandara fire tragedy in Maharashtra that killed 10 infants on 9 January.
After the tragic death of 10 infants in the fire that broke out at Bhandara district hospital, it has been reported that the hospital was working without a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the fire department.
According to the report by Times Now, the ongoing investigation revealed that the hospital flouted all the fire safety norms and didn t have a NOC since its inception in 1981.
Maha shell-shocked as govt hospital fire claims 10 infants, 7 saved
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Bhandara : , Jan 9 (IANS) In what is considered a shocking lapse, 10 infants were killed and another 7 were saved after a fire ravaged through the children s ward of a government hospital here in the wee hours of Saturday.
Shaken by the incident and the national outrage over the innocents deaths, the Maharashtra government ordered a thorough investigation into the incident besides seeking a full-scale fire, electrical and structural audit of all hospitals in the state.
Taking strong note of the shocking incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray ordered an investigation into the cause of the fire in the district, around 900 km from Mumbai.
Expressing anguish over the tragedy, the Chief Minister also discussed the matter with Health Minister Rajesh Tope and district authorities and said stringent punishment must be given to those found responsible.
Thackeray and Tope have also spoken to the Collector and Superintendent of Police of Bhandara and directed them to take up immediate relief measures.
District Surgeon Dr. Pramod Khandate told mediapersons that the hospital staff and fire brigade managed to rescue 7 infants from the ‘inbound ward’ after battling the blaze with fire-extinguishers.