Hospitals cannot be potential jatugrihas: Bombay HC orders fire audit of Maharashtra hospitals

The Bombay HC has taken note of the frequent hospital fires across Maharashtra and has asked for a fire audit to be conducted in all hospitals across the state at the earliest.

"We do not want hospitals turning into Jatugrihas," the Bombay High Court said taking cognizance of the frequent hospital fires across Maharashtra. The court also ordered a fire audit to be conducted in all Covid-related hospitals and centres across the state, at the earliest. The HC directed the Maharashtra government to ensure municipal authorities conducted an immediate fire audit of all hospitals, nursing homes and Covid-19 care centres across the state. The High Court referred to the highly combustible house of lac - Jatugriha, that Duryodhana had built for the Pandavas in the "Mahabharata" while taking note of the frequent fires.