Jabalpur hospital fire: Lives could have been saved in the private hospital fire, the questions started arising - who was responsible for the eight deaths?
Jabalpur hospital fire inside story The short-circuit fire broke out in the generator placed near the stairs, after which the fire took a formidable form. People started running here and there to escape. There was only one gate to exit.
Lives of people could have been saved in the horrific fire that took place at New Life Medicity Multi Specialty Hospital, Damohnaka in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh. The cause of the fire is said to be a short circuit. The fire caused by a short circuit broke out in the generator placed near the stairs, after which the fire took a formidable form. People started running here and there to escape. There was only one gate to exit. Some people got stuck in the stairs. The fire broke out and reached the stairs.
People were badly burnt due to the fire. If there had been more than one exit from the hospital, lives could have been saved.
Nine people were rescued, the hospital burnt down
There was chaos in the hospital as soon as the fire broke out. Hospitalized patients and their relatives started running outside after saving their lives. On getting the information, the police also reached and rescued nine people surrounded by fire in the hospital.
Entire hospital burnt down
Superintendent of Police Siddharth Bahuguna said that the fire was so massive that the four people were so scorched that they could not even identify them. The whole body and the documents kept in the pocket were also burnt. In this chaos, some fell and got injured. As soon as the information was received, six fire engines of the Municipal Corporation also reached. The entire hospital has been gutted in the massive fire. Hospitalized patients have also been shifted to other hospitals.
Mayor, Collector, SP also reached-
Elected Mayor Jagat Bahadur Singh Annu, Collector Ilaiya Raja T, SP Siddharth Bahuguna also reached as soon as the news of the horrific accident happened in the hospital.