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10 children died and 16 were injured in a fire in the children’s ward of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh on Friday night. District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Kumar said that a fire broke out in the NICU of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College at around 10.45 pm on Friday night. The children who were in the outer part of the NICU were rescued.
The DM said that so far 10 children have been reported dead. Avinash Kumar said that less serious patients are admitted in the outer part of the NICU while more serious patients are kept in the inner part.
16 children are undergoing treatment
Commissioner Jhansi Bimal Kumar Dubey, who reached the hospital around midnight, said that there were about 30 children in the inner part of the NICU and most of them were rescued. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jhansi Sudha Singh said on Saturday that the other 16 children injured in the incident are undergoing treatment. More than 50 children were admitted in the NICU at the time of the incident.
Jhansi police said in a brief statement on social media, a fire brigade was sent to the spot, while senior officials of the district also reached the medical college. A couple hailing from the nearby Mahoba district said that the child was born on November 13 at 8 am. The grieving mother said that my child died in the fire.
CM Yogi expressed grief
According to a statement issued in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the incident and directed the district administration officials to ensure proper treatment of the injured. He posted, the death of children in the accident in the NICU of the medical college located in Jhansi district is extremely sad and heart-wrenching. The district administration and the concerned officials have been instructed to carry out relief and rescue operations on a war footing. He also wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. The Chief Minister directed the district administration officials and fire brigade vehicles to reach the spot and expedite the relief work.
Brajesh Pathak reached Jhansi
Meanwhile, on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi, Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak has reached Jhansi. Here he said that the fire safety audit was done in February. A mock drill was also conducted in June. How and why this incident happened, something can be said about it only after the investigation report comes. The bodies of 7 newborns have been identified, 3 bodies have not been identified yet. Financial assistance will be provided to the families of the newborns.
Deputy Chief Minister of the state Brajesh Pathak, who is in charge of the Health and Medical Department, said in a post on X that the death of many newborns in the unfortunate accident of fire in the NICU of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi is extremely sad and heartbreaking. Brajesh Pathak said that the district administration and the concerned officials have been instructed to conduct relief and rescue operations on a war footing. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant peace to the pious souls and speedy recovery to the injured.
Orders for high-level investigation of the incident
Brajesh Pathak said that orders have been given for a high-level investigation of the incident. The cause of the incident will be ascertained in every situation. If there is negligence, action will be taken.
Instructions to submit the report within 12 hours
The statement said that CM Yogi directed Commissioner Bimal Kumar Dubey and Deputy Inspector General (Jhansi Police Range) Kalanidhi Naithani to submit a report on the matter within 12 hours. Lok Sabha MP from Jhansi Anurag Sharma said that I am very sad about this incident. He said that he is out of the station at this time. Sadar MLA Ravi Sharma also reached the hospital shortly after the incident.
Fire caused by short circuit
BJP MLA Rajiv Singh Paricha said that this is a very sad and unfortunate incident. 10 newborns died in the fire, about 35 newborns were rescued. Doctors are giving the best treatment to the injured newborns. In touch with the doctors of the medical college. Prima facie, the cause of the fire seems to be a short circuit.
SSP Sudha Singh said early Saturday that 16 injured children are being treated and efforts are on to save their lives. She said that all doctors are available along with adequate medical facilities for them. The SSP reiterated the DM’s comment on the cause of the incident and said that prima facie the fire appears to have been caused by a short circuit.
Major accident due to fire in NICU
SSP Sudha Singh said that however, an investigation has been started to find out under what circumstances or due to whose laxity it happened. The district police chief said that 10 children died and others were either rescued or found injured, there was also information that some parents took their children home after the fire broke out in the NICU. He said the police were trying to verify the number of children admitted in the NICU and their current condition.
He said the medical college has reported that 52 to 54 children were admitted at the time of the incident. Of them, 10 died, 16 are undergoing treatment while verification of others is underway. “The rescue operation in the NICU has been completed,” he said at around 1 am. The government medical college started services in 1968 and is one of the largest government hospitals in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.
Fire was blazing at the entry gate, safety alarm also did not ring; Story of Jhansi fire incident
There is Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A massive fire broke out here on Friday night. 10 newborn babies died in the accident, while 16 children got burnt, who are admitted in the emergency ward. First smoke rose in the children’s ward (SNCU) of the medical college, no one understood anything and soon flames of fire started rising in the children’s ward. At the same time, this accident also exposed the hospital’s system. Firefighters are still engaged in extinguishing the fire in the hospital. The news of the children’s death has created panic among the family members.
Despite the fire in the child ward, the safety alarm did not ring. According to the children’s family, if the safety alarm had rung on time, such a big incident would not have happened. The family said that this is the negligence of the hospital administration. From time to time, the safety alarm and other arrangements of the hospital should have been checked, so that rescue can be done in an emergency. There was only one gate to exit the infant ward, but at the time of the accident, flames were rising from the gate. In such a situation, even those who were outside could not go inside to save the children.
Rescue work started half an hour after the fire
According to the information, rescue work started about half an hour after the fire broke out. DM Avinash Kumar said that the children trapped inside the ward could not be saved, the children who were outside have been rescued. Jhansi Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College has a separate infant ward (SNCU) for children, in which only 52 children can be admitted. During the fire, many children were exchanged in the stampede, the one who had a girl got a boy and the parents who had a boy got a girl.
CM Yogi took cognizance of the accident
The cause of the fire is said to be a blast in an oxygen cylinder. CM Yogi has taken cognizance of the accident. Orders have been given for relief and rescue work. All the officers including the DM are present on the spot. The incident happened around 10:30 pm. The DM said that all the injured children are being monitored. He also said that an investigation team has been formed which will submit its report.
Since the fire in the medical college, the family members are seen crying. A big team of doctors has been sent from Kanpur to Jhansi. On the instructions of the CM, Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak and Principal Secretary Health have also reached Jhansi.
