Deadly Fire at Delhi Children's Hospital: Seven Newborns Dead, Owner Absconds
Officials reported that a significant fire erupted at a children's hospital in the Vivek Vihar district of East Delhi on Saturday night, resulting in the tragic loss of at least seven newborns and injuries to several others.
An FIR has been lodged by the Delhi Police against Naveen Chinchi, the owner of Baby Care New Born Hospital, citing IPC sections 336, 304A, and 34. Ongoing investigations aim to ascertain whether the hospital had a valid fire NOC. It has been reported that the hospital owner is currently evading authorities.
The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received a distress call at 11:32 PM, prompting the dispatch of nine fire tenders to the scene. DFS chief Atul Garg stated that “A fire call from Baby Care Centre, near ITI, Block B of Vivek Vihar area was received. A total of nine fire tenders were dispatched.”
He said, “…It was a very tough operation. We made two teams. One team started firefighting because there was a blast of cylinders, we can say the chain of blast of cylinders. So we had to save ourselves also. We started rescue operations for babies as well. Unfortunately, we could not save all the children. We removed all the twelve babies to the hospital. But after arrival, they declared that 6 were dead. That is a regrettable incident.”
This incident casts a somber shadow, coinciding with another tragic fire in Rajkot city, Gujarat, where 27 lives were lost in a crowded game zone due to a fire and building collapse. These back-to-back tragedies underscore the critical importance of stringent fire safety measures and prompt emergency response protocols to prevent such heart-wrenching losses in the future.
An FIR has been lodged by the Delhi Police against Naveen Chinchi, the owner of Baby Care New Born Hospital, citing IPC sections 336, 304A, and 34. Ongoing investigations aim to ascertain whether the hospital had a valid fire NOC. It has been reported that the hospital owner is currently evading authorities.
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The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) received a distress call at 11:32 PM, prompting the dispatch of nine fire tenders to the scene. DFS chief Atul Garg stated that “A fire call from Baby Care Centre, near ITI, Block B of Vivek Vihar area was received. A total of nine fire tenders were dispatched.”
He said, “…It was a very tough operation. We made two teams. One team started firefighting because there was a blast of cylinders, we can say the chain of blast of cylinders. So we had to save ourselves also. We started rescue operations for babies as well. Unfortunately, we could not save all the children. We removed all the twelve babies to the hospital. But after arrival, they declared that 6 were dead. That is a regrettable incident.”
This incident casts a somber shadow, coinciding with another tragic fire in Rajkot city, Gujarat, where 27 lives were lost in a crowded game zone due to a fire and building collapse. These back-to-back tragedies underscore the critical importance of stringent fire safety measures and prompt emergency response protocols to prevent such heart-wrenching losses in the future.
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