Ten newborn babies were burnt to death in a hospital fire in Jhansi, UP. Condition of 10 children is critical, there was a fire in the Special Newborn Care Unit at Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College, Jhansi, on Friday night, 40 children were brought out safely by breaking the window of the ward. According to the first investigations, the cause of the fire was a short circuit; The fire spread quickly due to the oxygen pipeline. A witness told Aaj Tak that while trying to connect the oxygen line, he lit a box of matches, causing the fire.
CM Yogi has asked for the accident report within 12 hours. The accident is being investigated on three levels. Deputy CM and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak said: There will be three investigations into the accident. In case of fire, an investigation committee has been formed. The UP Health Department has constituted a high-powered inquiry committee; A 4-member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of the DG Medical Education. The investigation committee will give a detailed investigation report on the case in the next 7 days.
Children taken out breaking windows
When a fire broke out in the children’s ward of the Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College in Jhansi last night, everyone was shocked. There were 50 newborns in the room. Windows were broken to save the children. Those who had children were also in trouble. He began to know the condition of his children, he began to ask about his son. The children were hurried out. 40 children were saved safely, but 10 were burned alive. There were many children whose families had not even seen their faces properly. I didn’t even feed him on my lap, I didn’t even look at him properly.
The administration is painting a welcome to the deputy CM.
There was a fire in the children’s room due to a short circuit, due to the oxygen pipe it spread so quickly that there was no possibility of controlling it. But the question is about the death of 10 children. The investigation was started into the death of the children, but the carelessness of the administration is seen, on one hand the doctors were shouting and running to save the children, on the other hand the administration was trying hard to welcome their deputy CM . All this was happening to CM Brajesh Pathak. Who reached Jhansi early morning after the accident.
These questions arose after the accident.
There are more questions like why was the fire alarm not activated, why was the equipment used to extinguish the fire not used? Were the fire extinguishers expired? Did the hospital follow all Special Care Newborn Unit guidelines? Or there was negligence everywhere. The rules at New Born Care Center are quite strict, but no one here cared. When Aaj Tak hit the ground after the accident, many shortcomings came to light. The fire extinguishers that were installed when the fire occurred were expired. Some had expired a year ago, while other cylinders had expired three and four years ago. Witnesses claim that none of the cylinders worked. The fire alarm did not sound. The water sprinklers that were in place when the fire broke out in the pavilion also did not work, which is why this accident occurred.
Human Rights Commission gave notice to UP government
In this matter, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the DGP. The Commission said the report is “truly worrying and reflects negligence that has resulted in “serious violations” of the victims’ human rights, as they were under the care of a government institution. The Commission on Human Rights said Secretary Head of State And a notice has been issued to the Director General of Police seeking a detailed report within a week on the status of the FIR registered in this case, action taken against the responsible officers, medical treatment being provided to the injured and compensation given to the next of kin. of the victim. (if applicable) must be included.
