Jhansi hospital fire: Extinguishers were fully functional, fire was contained within 20 minutes, says official
Published On : 2024-11-17T08:40:46+0530 [ IST ] |
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The fire department of Jhansi said the rescue operation began within 20 minutes of the fire being detected at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the hospital. This helped to limit the loss of human lives at a time when 49 infants were undergoing treatment in the
Chief fire officerRaj Kishore Raisaid that the firefighting equipment in the hospital was functional with audits conducted in February and mock drills performed in June. This helped to limit the spread of the fire effectively.
Raj further said that all 146 fire extinguishing systems in the facility were operational at the time of the incident. However when asked about the kin of the deceased claiming that the fire alarms did not function when the
Overall three large tenders and one small were used and they also roped in the Army and the firefighting team of the nearby BHEL unit but it was controlled within 20 minutes and the services of the Army and BHEL were not required. The fire teams had to break the windows to carry out the rescue operations and do
The Jhansi medical college principal Dr Narendra Sengar clarified that the fire extinguishers in the unit where the fire broke out were utilised during the emergency. He further emphasised that the fire safety systems undergo regular audits to ensure functionality. The most recent audit was conducted in February 2024 and a mock drill was carried out in June 20
The fire was caused by a short circuit in the ward and a detailed investigation into the incident is currently underway.
Sources said there was only one passage for entry and exit while alarms were not fully unctional.
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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The fire department of Jhansi said the rescue operation began within 20 minutes of the fire being detected at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the hospital. This helped to limit the loss
