Fire at nursing home in Delhi's Uttam Nagar; no injuries
A fire broke out at a nursing home in the Uttam Nagar area in Delhi Tuesday night, and officials said no one was injured in the incident. The Delhi Fire Services rushed 10 firetrucks to the area, and doused the flames at 9.25 pm.
The Delhi Police said they are investigating the cause of the fire at the B M Gupta Hospital.
According to the police, the fire originated from the second floor, which housed a hostel for nurses, and a dental facility. It then spread to the third floor, where the hospital's records were kept, said the police.
'The fire occurred in the dental wing of B M Gupta Hospital. The second floor had accommodation for six nurses only, and the ground floor had a chemist shop. The first floor has some offices and the OPD. Around 15-20 patients and 20 staff were present during the incident, who were evacuated immediately,' said Nishant Gupta, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dwarka.
In May last year, a massive fire broke out at a neonatal care facility in Shahdara's Vivek Vihar, in which six newborn babies, aged between a day and 25 days, were killed. The fire started after a short circuit led to the bursting of at least five oxygen cylinders. The tiny medical facility had stored at least 27 oxygen cylinders on the ground floor and porch of the hospital. The lack of an emergency exit exacerbated the slow rescue process for officers on the scene.
A police probe later revealed that the hospital was supposed to admit only five babies but had admitted 12. The hospital's license had also expired two months before the fire. Additionally, the babies' main caretaker doctors were found to be BAMS degree holders, and were not qualified to treat newborn babies.
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