UP govt sets up 4-member panel to probe Jhansi hospital fire that killed 10 babies
The Statesman|November 17, 2024
The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday formed a high-level committee to probe the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College fire tragedy in which 10 infants died in Jhansi.
UP govt sets up 4-member panel to probe Jhansi hospital fire that killed 10 babies

The tragedy occurred when a fire, suspected to have been caused by a short circuit in an oxygen concentrator, spread rapidly in the highly oxygenated environment of the NICU, leading to the deaths of 10 newborns.

A four-member committee comprising members of the UP health department has been asked to submit its report in seven days. "An investigation committee of the UP Health Department has been formed in connection with the fire incident at Jhansi Medical College. 4-member committee formed under the chairmanship of DG Medical Education. The investigation committee will give a detailed investigation report of the case in the next 7 days," the UP government stated on Saturday.

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