The District Women’s Hospital in Maharashtra’s Amravati had undergone regular fire audits and had also applied for this year’s audit, Amravati District Magistrate said on Monday after a fire in the hospital claimed the lives of three newborns.
Both the Health Minister and the Secretary have been instructed to visit Amravati today itself,” Fadnavis said. “The incident of the death of three children in the fire that broke out last night at the District Women’s Hospital in Amravati is extremely tragic and heart-wrenching. We share in the grief of their families. Orders have been issued to the health administration to conduct a high-level inquiry into this incident. The strictest possible action will be taken against those responsible for this incident. Instructions have also been given to the Amravati District Collector to provide treatment to the injured children at government expense. The allegations are likely to form part of the ongoing investigation into the incident.
“The state government will provide financial assistance of 5 lakh rupees to the families of the deceased. Fortunately, 36 children were successfully rescued unharmed in this incident,” the chief minister said.
The system should have been activated automatically as soon as the fire started, according to them.
He recalled that the situation was extremely difficult, with fire spreading above the ward where children had been admitted. He also saw a nurse helping evacuate children during the emergency.
Family members said they did not know the exact cause of the fire but described scenes of panic as flames spread through the ward and parents rushed to save their children. Security guards were the first to reach the spot and begin rescue efforts, according to him.
The fire broke out at around 3:15 am in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on the third floor of the District Women’s Hospital. A ventilator reportedly sparked and triggered the fire.
A ventilator reportedly sparked and triggered the fire. relatives of some children admitted to the hospital claimed that the ward’s water spray system did not function when the fire broke out While officials are examining whether a fault in the equipment sparked the fire. The fire broke out at around 3:15 am in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on the third floor of the District Women’s Hospital. Three newborns died in the incident, while 36 other children were rescued unharmed.
Rejecting suggestions that mandatory fire safety checks had been skipped, the administration said the investigation is now focused on the equipment suspected to have triggered the fire.
