The government is taking action to guarantee a comprehensive inquiry into the NICU fire incident by the health department, the police, and at the magistratal level, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak told the reporters as he hurried to Jhansi.
On Saturday morning, the post-mortem examination of the ten infants who perished in a fire at the state-run Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, got underway. Prior to their deaths on Friday night, all ten infants had sustained burn injuries.
The administration is taking action to guarantee a comprehensive probe into the tragedy, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said the reporters as he hurried to Jhansi. In addition to a magisterial investigation, he said that investigations would be carried out at three levels: by the district administration, the police, and the health department. He promised that those found guilty would face severe consequences.
Around 10.20 p.m. on Friday, the fire started, and the hospital administration and authorities were notified right away. The neonates were rescued from the NICU by breaking open window windows.
All 49 of the neonates in the NICU have been identified. The medical college's principal, Dr. N S Sengar, stated that the post-mortem examination of the ten infants who died in the fire had begun.
The infants who made it through the fire have been moved to a different ward in the district hospital, the medical college, and private hospitals. The remaining 39 infants, who did not suffer burn injuries, are said to be in stable condition.
According to the principal, every fire extinguisher that was placed in the ward was in working order and was utilized to put out the fire. In June, there had been a practice drill.
"We had created a thorough plan for handling fire situations. Each of the three sections that made up the medical college was overseen by a professor. Every employee received training on fire response procedures, which came extremely handy during this occurrence, the principal stated.
One of the nurses, Meghna, was burned on the leg while trying to save the babies and put out the fire. According to him, she is receiving treatment at the moment and her status is stable.
The principal also mentioned that they intended to move to a newly built 51-bed NICU ward in less than a month. He explained, "The new ward was constructed to accommodate more capacity." About ten years ago, work on building the new NICU unit with the newest amenities started.
The infants who made it through the fire have been moved to a different ward in the district hospital, the medical college, and private hospitals. The remaining 39 infants, who did not suffer burn injuries, are said to be in stable condition.
According to the principal, every fire extinguisher that was placed in the ward was in working order and was utilized to put out the fire. In June, there had been a practice drill.
"We had created a thorough plan for handling fire situations. Each of the three sections that made up the medical college was overseen by a professor. Every employee received training on fire response procedures, which came extremely handy during this occurrence, the principal stated.
One of the nurses, Meghna, was burned on the leg while trying to save the babies and put out the fire. According to him, she is receiving treatment at the moment and her status is stable.
The principal also mentioned that they intended to move to a newly built 51-bed NICU ward in less than a month. He explained, "The new ward was constructed to accommodate more capacity." About ten years ago, work on building the new NICU unit with the newest amenities started.
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