Massive fire in UP Hospital, 12 including children rescued, fire under control

BAGHPAT: A hospital building caught fire in Baraut city of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh. The incident happened early Monday morning. A massive fire broke out on the terrace of Aastha Hospital in Baraut. After the accident, there was a lot of smoke in the area.

When the fire broke out, there was a great commotion in the place. 12 patients were immediately rescued and brought out. It is reported that there are children among them. The fire brigade immediately reached the spot. It is indicated that the fire is currently under control. Chief Fire Officer Amarendra Pratap Singh said that four units of fire rescue vehicles reached the fire and extinguished the fire and rescued 12 people.

A fire broke out in another hospital in the country before the shock of the accident in which seven children died in a fire in a hospital in Delhi. A fire broke out at a hospital in East Delhi's Vivek Nagar on Saturday night. During the investigation, the police found many violations of the law in the hospital where the fire occurred.

The license given to the hospital had expired on March 31. After this, the police investigation revealed that the hospital was operating without permission.

DCP Shahdara Surendra Chaudhary said that only five beds were allowed but there were 12 new-born babies there at the time of the accident. Doctors did not have the educational qualifications to treat infants. They had BAMS degree.

It is alleged that no fire protection equipment was installed in the hospital and the building was converted into a hospital for domestic purposes. The hospital was not registered under the Delhi Nursing Home Act.

Delhi Police informed that they are arresting hospital director Naveen Kichi and a doctor who was working at the time of the accident has also been arrested in view of such violations. The police revealed that Dr Naveen Kichi has three more such establishments in Delhi.