58 Patients Evacuated After Fire at Sambhajinagar Hospital
· India · The Hindu, Indian Express
A fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Asian Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, early Wednesday morning. All 58 patients, including nine newborns, were safely evacuated and transferred to other local facilities. Preliminary reports suggest the fire was caused by a short circuit in an air conditioning unit. This incident follows a similar fire on August 24 at a hospital in Amravati, which resulted in the deaths of three newborns. Authorities have not yet provided further details on the condition of the patients following the evacuation.
Why it matters
The recurring incidents of fires in neonatal units across Maharashtra raise urgent concerns regarding fire safety compliance and infrastructure maintenance in private healthcare facilities.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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