Major fire breaks out at children’s hospital in Delhi
In a shocker, New Born Baby Care Hospital in Delhi’s Shahdara caught fire in which seven newlyborn babies died, police said on Sunday.
Delhi Fire Service (DFS) Chief Atul Garg said that seven children were declared dead at the hospital while five newly born babies are undergoing treatment.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Surendra Chaudhary said that on Saturday at around 11:30 p.m. a police control room (PCR) call regarding a fire at Baby Care NewBorn Hospital was received at Vivek Vihar police station, following which a police team rushed to the spot.
“In the hospital, there were 12 newborn babies admitted and one was already dead before the fire incident. All the 12 newborn babies were rescued from the hospital with the help of other people and shifted to East Delhi Advance NICU Hospital, for treatment,” said the DCP.
The DCP said that fire tenders also reached the spot and doused the flames.
“All 7 dead bodies have been further shifted to GTB Hospital for postmortem. Appropriate legal action is being taken against the owner of the hospital namely Naveen Kichi, a resident of Bhairon Enclave, Paschim Vihar, Delhi,” said the DCP.
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Why Indian architects have ignored fire protection which is insurance against breakouts like in this story and others that I have read for last 10 years. Yes it is expensive insurance, as it remains dormant throughout its useful life, until it use become vital to protect occupants.