Smoke, Cries, Panic At Ahmednagar Hospital As Fire Spread In Covid Ward
NDTV
A fire audit had been carried out at the hospital, but all necessary systems were not in place for want of funds, an official claimed.
Fire brigade personnel had hard time dousing the fire at the ICU of the Ahmednagar civil hospital in Maharashtra on Saturday morning as they could not enter through the main entrance due to smoke, and the windows had grills over them.
A fire audit had been carried out at the hospital, but all necessary systems were not in place for want of funds, an official claimed.
The blaze claimed 11 lives. Most of the patients were senior citizens, and many of them were on ventilator or oxygen, which made the rescue operation more tricky.
Amid panic, cries and chaotic scenes, fire brigade personnel broke the window panes and began dousing the flames using water canons, said a civic fire official whose team was the first to reach the spot after the blaze started around 11 am.