India - 10 babies killed, 16 injured, 45 rescued as fire rips through NICU in Jhansi city, 15 Nov 2024

[iamshadow21]

Oh my goodness, I’d read the new ward was under construction, but hadn’t logged it was for 10 years, those poor people, families, nurses, all of it

That's why there is a lot of stink being raised politically about this. Health care, infrastructure, and safe construction are all notoriously underfunded and underregulated in India, and there was another fire like this one only six months ago in another NICU.

MOO

 

[Deleted member 296739]

That's why there is a lot of stink being raised politically about this. Health care, infrastructure, and safe construction are all notoriously underfunded and underregulated in India, and there was another fire like this one only six months ago in another NICU.

MOO

That’s absolutely heartbreaking

 

[iamshadow21]

That’s absolutely heartbreaking

This short article on The Hindu spells it out pretty clearly.

It's a country wide cluster of issues, but this region is poorer than many and the numbers really show just how much of a difference that makes.

Twin negligence: The Hindu Editorial on the Jhansi hospital fire

A broader indifferent approach to both public health and fire safety together led to the tragedy of a hospital fire in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh

www.thehindu.com

 

[Deleted member 296739]

This short article on The Hindu spells it out pretty clearly.

It's a country wide cluster of issues, but this region is poorer than many and the numbers really show just how much of a difference that makes.

Twin negligence: The Hindu Editorial on the Jhansi hospital fire

A broader indifferent approach to both public health and fire safety together led to the tragedy of a hospital fire in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh

www.thehindu.com

Wow- that is eye opening- those poor people-

 

[iamshadow21]

Twenty one children have been discharged.

Thirteen still in hospital, ten in public, three in private.

At least two in the public hospital are seriously ill, one born at a very low weight, the other with a hole in their heart.

Jhansi hospital fire: 21 rescued children discharged after treatment

The fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of the hospital on the night of November 15. Forty-nine children were being treated there. While 39 could be saved, 10 children died due to suffocation or burns.

www.deccanherald.com

 

[LadyL]

so the nurse lighting a match was not true?

 

[iamshadow21]

so the nurse lighting a match was not true?

Doesn't seem like it.

I only found that in one article early on, the ones that came later all suspected electrical, and the investigation seems to have confirmed that.

 

[LadyL]

Doesn't seem like it.

I only found that in one article early on, the ones that came later all suspected electrical, and the investigation seems to have confirmed that.

well that's a relief in an already horrible enough incident

 

[iamshadow21]

Truly excellent long detailed article.

More Newborns Lose Their Lives to an ICU Fire, This Time in Jhansi, Reflecting the Systemic Apathy Towards the Most Vulnerable

The fire at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of State-government-run Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on November 15, which tragically claimed the lives of 10 newborns, is a glaring example of systematic neglect in both healthcare and fire safety. It reflects...

frontline.thehindu.com

 

[iamshadow21]

The two most ill babies in the public hospital have passed away.

Jhansi hospital fire: Two more infants die, toll rises to 17

Tragic fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College claims 17 lives, including two newborns, prompting political visit to families.

www.thehindu.com

 

[iamshadow21]

Parents told their children died from 'illness' and that the fire had nothing to do with it, are rightly calling BS. They point out that adult rescuers who entered the unit ended up with respiratory issues, so why discount the impact on the infants, who were in that atmosphere for longer?

As Jhansi fire toll climbs to 18, hospital says 5 babies were already sick, parents link deaths to smoke

Possibility that health of some of rescued babies deteriorated due to inhaling of smoke cannot be ruled out, a senior official of the Jhansi health department says.

theprint.in

 

[iamshadow21]

First firing and suspensions. We'll see if it's just a token gesture, or if lasting change comes as a result of this investigation in the form of improved safety standards.

Jhansi hospital fire: U.P government removes principal, suspends three staff members

LUCKNOW: Initiating action against those found responsible for lapses that led to the fire at the NICU ward of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi, which

www.newindianexpress.com

Jhansi medical college fire: U.P. govt removes principal, suspends three staff members

Uttar Pradesh government removes Jhansi medical college principal and suspends three staff members after fatal fire incident.

www.thehindu.com

 

[iamshadow21]

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/jhansi-tragedy-aftermath-fire-safety-checklist-sent-to-all-medical-colleges-institutions-in-up-101732992965146.html

Now, will there be prompt action taken if any of the answers are 'no', that's what I want to know.