Fire in Kolkata's AMRI hospital: 55 killed in Kolkata hospital fire

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KOLKATA: About 55 people were killed in a massive fire that broke out at the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata early Friday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said.

"Quick action will be taken against the hospital after proper inquiry," she added.

According to hospital sources, death toll may rise in the hospital fire incident in Kolkata. Nearly 160 patients were admitted in the Dhakuria building, where fire broke out in the wee hours.
Only 85 patients were rescued and removed to two other units of the same hospital located at Mukundapur and Saltlake. But the hospital authority could not confirm the condition of remaining 75 patients, they added.
According to police sources, the death toll have been ascertained at 54 in the blaze at AMRI Hospital in Dhakuria in south Kolkata.

Meanwhile, fire department lodged an FIR against AMRI hospital authorities. The fire brigade in its complaint said that the hospital authority did not have the adequate fire-preventive mechanism and emergency evacuation system in place.

Initial report hinted that most of the victims were admitted at orthopaedic ward and majority of them were immovable. Hundreds of relatives of the patients are waiting in front of the hospital. Till now, no official communication has been made by the hospital authority.

Locals and fire officials who started the rescue work alleged that most of the hospital staffs fled soon after fire broke out.

The report also confirmed that most of the patients are victim of suffocation as thick smoke covered the entire building.

In the wee hours smoke was first noticed billowing out from the basement of the hospital building. Smoke soon spread inside the hospital building which is centrally air conditioned. Fire brigade was informed but before they could reach flames engulfed the entire building as the basement was packed off inflammable articles.

Thick smoke covered the entire hospital causing suffocation of the patients. Local joined hand with police and fire brigade officials to rescue the patients.

Till now, the hospital authority admitted that bodies of 15 patients have been recovered but more feared trapped inside the fourth floor of the building. Fire fighters now managed to scale up in the floor and started working. State minister Firhad Hakim and Javed khan are at the spot. They also admitted that the toll may rise more.

Twenty-five fire engines are trying to combat the situation, while the fire that has been doused to a thick smoke is still billowing out of the multi-storeyed AMRI speciality hospital.

The fire broke out in the early hours at the basement where hospital chemicals and medical waste were stocked.

Fire service minister Javed Khan said that 80 per cent of the patients have been removed to other facilities.
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d6bmg

d6bmg

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My sis wake me up from the bed telling me this news. R.I.P. to those who are dead. I'm feeling more sad considering the fact that my parents are two of the many visiting docs there. They went there and as per the latest news, death toll could increase a lot, and mat touch 100. :-(
 
asingh

asingh

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What the heck yar. What value of life is this. People go into a medical facility to save their lifes, or to extend it. Here we have people succumbing. Seriously India, really needs to get rid of this: Chaltha hain Attitude. It frustrates me more and more day by day.

FIR = Forgetting IT is Required. This is all this useless piece of complaint holds in India today.

God be with the families of those that suffered, and bless their souls.
 
Skud

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Just goes to show there's no difference in a public and private entity in our country, all are equally b*******. Condolence to families of dead. RIP.
 
T

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WTF !!

This will never change in INDIA. Life is so meaningless in INDIA.

The hospital didn't had any Fire Fighting equipments, nor trained people to stop the fire there.

Kolkata is too bad in Hospital Facilities :(
 
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Tenida

Tenida

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Most of the private hospital here in Kolkata makes illegal business with the patients family.They charges way higher than the official rates.Most the thing they don't disclose. If they asked for the high bills, they can't give proper reason behind that.What is happening i don't know, but this is not right.
Today City of joy turn into City of pain.:(
 
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Skud

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It is now reported that the fire alarm was stopped so that employees can smoke inside. Is this a joke?
 
kbar1

kbar1

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Now what? "Compensation" announced, a few "candlelight vigils" held, and that's it. Out of the general public mind.
 
abhijit_reddevil

abhijit_reddevil

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Skud said:
It is now reported that the fire alarm was stopped so that employees can smoke inside. Is this a joke?
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Apparently they switched off the fire alarms to prevent it from going off for false reasons.

Latest update is that a inquiry has been ordered. Just hope that the real culprits do not walk free due to some loopholes in the law.
 
sumit05

sumit05

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Alipore magistrate today sent six AMRI directors to 10 days in police custody.Death toll rises to 92.:cry:
 
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