MHA advisory on fire incidents in hospitals
The Hindu
It comes in the wake of fire incidents in hospitals and nursing homes in recent past
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) wrote to the States on Wednesday to put in place a plan of action and ensure that no fire incident occurs in any of the health facilities, particularly COVID-19 dedicated centres both in the government and the private sector. The MHA’s communication comes in the wake of the fire incidents, caused by short-circuiting, in hospitals and nursing homes in the recent past. “In a communication today to Chief Secretaries of States and Administrators of Union Territories, the Union Home Secretary has said that in the context of recent fire incidents and particularly in view of the impending summer season it needs to be highlighted that either because of high temperature, lack of maintenance or high load on the internal wirings within the facilities, short circuiting takes place, leading to fire incidents and consequential loss of life and essential infrastructure,” an MHA statement said.More Related News