Image after fire at Jhansi Medical College
The Yogi government has swung into action after the death of 10 children due to fire at Jhansi Medical College. From Lucknow to Noida and from Barabanki to Azamgarh, the administration went into active mode. Security checks were carried out throughout the day in all hospitals, small and large. When negligence was found, they were immediately given notices and warned of the measures to be taken if the system was not improved.
The Lucknow fire department has issued notices to 80 hospitals, stating that as per the guidelines, no adequate safety measures were found in the hospitals. According to the information, around 906 hospitals were examined in Lucknow and NOC fire was found in only 301 hospitals. Some hospitals have not yet been investigated.
Security system also missing in Azamgarh government hospitals
No fire safety pipes or equipment were found in any government hospital, including the District Women’s Divisional Hospital in Azamgarh. After the Jhansi incident, all the hospitals in Azamgarh turned out to be a complete failure in reality check. The state government has also come under fire for lack of fire-fighting facilities at the hospital. Fire safety work is being carried out in all government hospitals in the district for the past few years, but the work has not been completed yet.
In Noida too, the fire department team inspected the fire fighting system at PGI Children’s Hospital. Where some flaws were also found. It was reported that water was dripping from the basement of the PGI Hospital onto different floors. Apart from this, there was also no smoke detection system. Following this, CAO Pradeep Kumar Choubey has given instructions to repair the fire system. The hospital management has 15 days to correct the irregularities. Even after this, if the agreements are not rectified, action will be taken.
10 children died in the accident, 10 suffered serious burns
There was mourning at the Jhansi Medical College on Friday night when a fire broke out due to a short circuit in the oxygen concentrator of the NICU. The entire NICU was highly oxygenated, so the fire engulfed the entire room and a massive fire broke out in a short time. 10 children died in this incident, while 10 have died. 17 children were saved in the accident.
Questions raised about public hospital provisions
After this incident in Jhansi, questions are being raised about government hospitals across the state. Sources say that apart from fire safety, not a single safety team is present in many hospitals. Questions are also raised: why does the administration wake up only after some incident? People also blame hospitals for the accident in Jhansi.
