Four Newborns Killed In Bhopal Hospital Fire
Bhopal: Four newborns died on Monday night in a fire that
broke out at a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal.
The fire swept through the newborn-care unit of the Kamala
Nehru Children's Hospital. "Four children died in the fire that broke out
in the special newborn care unit (SNCU) ward probably due to a short circuit.
We reached the spot along with others soon after getting information about the
incident. It was dark inside the ward. We shifted the children to the adjacent
ward," State Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said.
The blaze started in a ward on the third-floor of the
hospital, which has the ICU, at around 9 pm and 8-10 fire enginers were rushed
to the site, said Fatehgarh Fire Station in-charge Juber Khan.
Visuals from the hospital showed shocked parents breaking
down on the stairs after escaping from the ward as the rescue operation
started. The other newborns were shifted to different wards
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, condoling the deaths,
said the incident was "very sad".
"We were unable to save three children who were already
seriously injured in the fire incident which is very painful. The rescue
operation was swift and the blaze is under control, now but unfortunately the
lives of three children could not be saved," Mr Chouhan had tweeted
earlier. Another death was reported later.
"A high-level probe into the incident has been ordered.
The probe will be conducted by additional chief secretary (ACS) health and
medical education, Mohammad Suleiman," the Chief Minister said in another
tweet.
He has announced a compensation of ₹ 4 lakh for the family
members of the victims.
Calling the incident as "very painful", former
Chief Minister and Congress leader Kamal Nath demanded "a high-level
probe" into the incident and stern action against those responsible for
it.
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