Jhansi Hospital Fire: A massive fire broke out in the Special New Born Care Unit (SNCU) at Maharani Laxmibai Government Medical College in Jhansi on Friday night. 10 children died in the accident. 39 children were evacuated safely by breaking the window of the ward. The family created a ruckus outside the medical college after the whereabouts of the 5 children were not known till Saturday morning. They entered inside. The accident happened around 10:30 pm. A fire broke out due to sparking in the oxygen concentrator, then there was an explosion.
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The fire spread throughout the ward. The ward boy used the fire extinguisher to put out the fire. But it had expired 4 years ago, so it did not work.
On getting the information, 6 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot. They broke the window and sprayed water. DM-SP reached the spot. Seeing the fierce fire, the army was called. The fire was brought under control in about 2 hours.
A large number of police personnel were deployed outside the postmortem house
Family members create ruckus outside medical college
The family members created a ruckus outside Jhansi Medical College. They forcefully entered the college. The family members say that their children were admitted in the ward where the fire broke out. 12 hours have passed. But no information has been given about the children. They are not even being allowed to go inside.
Family members crying outside the medical college
When the fire broke out, the expired fire extinguisher did not work
PM Modi said- the mind is distressed
Announcement of compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased children
CM Yogi has announced to give Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased. Rs 50,000 each will be given to the families of the injured.
16 children admitted to medical college
According to the police, after the accident, 16 children were admitted to the medical college. 7 children are admitted in a private hospital. The relatives of 6 children have not been found yet.
Deputy CM said- orders for 3 investigations of the accident
Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said- The death of newborn babies is very unfortunate. Along with the family members, we are trying to identify the bodies of the newborn babies.
The first investigation will be done at the administrative level, which will be done by the health department.
The second investigation will be done by the police administration.
The third investigation– The fire department team will also be involved in this, the third investigation will be done at the magistrate level. The causes of the fire will be investigated.
If any lapse is found, strict action will be taken against whoever is responsible and no one will be spared. The government is with the children’s family.
3 Major Negligence of Jhansi Hospital Fire
- The children were kept in NICU. It had two parts. There was a critical care unit inside. Most of the children died here. Because there was only one way for entry and exit. It was filled with smoke. Rescue could not be done.
- There were fire alarm systems installed in the hospital, according to sources, these were not maintained. This did not sound the alarm, otherwise more children could have been saved.
- The family alleges that the paramedical staff did not save the children. They ran away. The doctors and paramedical staff were not burnt in this accident, everyone is safe.
Those 10 minutes and everything was destroyed… What exactly happened in Jhansi hospital? Understand the complete timeline
Maharani Laxmibai Medical College of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh resounded with the cries of newborns on Friday night (Jhansi Hospital Fire Child Death). Suddenly flames started rising in the children’s unit of the hospital. While trying to extinguish the fire, 10 innocent children lost their lives and a large number of newborns were burnt. As soon as people woke up on Saturday morning and looked at their mobiles, the news of Jhansi fire was on the top. People were terrified as soon as they saw the news of the death of 10 children. Meanwhile, everyone wants to know what happened in Jhansi Medical College on Friday night. Know in detail here what happened in the hospital at night.
What happened at night in Jhansi Medical College?
More than 50 children were admitted in the children’s ward. It was around 10:30 pm on Friday night. The hospital routine was like any other day. The staff was busy with their work. The doctors were doing their work. The parents were waiting for the time when they would take their little ones home. But then suddenly something happened that in the next 10 minutes everything got destroyed. It was as if the parents’ world had been destroyed.
Flames of fire, chaos and screams everywhere
Suddenly flames started rising inside the NICU. Due to which the corridor was filled with smoke. No one could understand what happened. There was chaos in the hospital. There was an atmosphere of screaming everywhere. The staff started running here and there. Actually suddenly there was a short circuit and the fire broke out. The staff and the people present there tried their best to extinguish the fire. But within no time the fire turned into fierce flames.
How did the fire spread in NICU?
Since most of the children were on oxygen support, the fire started spreading rapidly. Everything from the children’s beds to everything else present there started blazing and 10 children were completely burnt. A large number of children were badly burnt. The children who were outside were rescued.
The children were taken out by breaking the window
From the staff to the patients and their attendants, everyone was scared. The children were taken out by breaking the window. An eyewitness, while describing the scene there, said that the fire was so fierce that no one had the courage to go inside the ward. No one could go inside. The doctors were also outside. There were about 50 children admitted in the ward. The children were taken out by breaking the window.
Oxygen concentrator exploded, fire flared up
The fire brigade and relief team immediately reached the spot and many children were rescued. The burnt children are being treated and information is being collected about those who are seriously injured. Chief Medical Superintendent Sachin Mahor said, “54 children were admitted in the NICU ward. Suddenly a fire broke out inside the oxygen concentrator, efforts were made to extinguish the fire but due to excess oxygen in the room, it flared up even more rapidly. Many children were rescued but 10 children died.
Newborns were on oxygen support in the NICU
More seriously ill children were admitted in the NICU. They were kept on oxygen support. Whereas in the outside unit there were less seriously ill children. Due to the fire inside, the children on oxygen support were the first to get caught in it and lost their lives. However, relief and rescue work was started immediately.
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