Mumbai | Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered probe in the fire at ESIC Hospital in Andheri which killed 9 people.
CM Fadnavis expressed grief over the loss of lives and prayed for speedy recovery of injured. He has also assured required assistance. The death toll in the blaze at a Mumbai hospital Tuesday rose to eight, with two more persons succumbing to injuries overnight, civic officials said. A five-month-old baby girl was among the deceased at the fire at the government-run ESIC Kamgar hospital on Monday.
Meanwhile, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment, Santosh Kumar Gangwar has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for families of those who lost their lives in the fire at ESIC hospital, 2 lakh for critically injured & 1 lakh for injured.
The death toll in the blaze at a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday rose to nine, with two more persons succumbing to injuries overnight, civic officials said. A five-month-old baby girl was among the deceased at the fire at the government-run ESIC Kamgar hospital on Monday. “Altogether 176 persons, including three firemen, are now being treated in city hospitals,” an official from Disaster Management Unit of BMC said. Among the admitted, over 25 are critical while 26 have been discharged after primary treatment, ” he said.
Meanwhile, a fire official blamed the hospital for not ensuring a fire audit. The official said he had inspected the hospital a fortnight ago and found the firefighting facilities there were not as per norms.
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