Burdwan: An elderly Covid-19 patient died after a fire broke out at West Bengal’s Burdwan Medical College and Hospital on Saturday morning, officials said.
death, Sandhya Mondal (60) was admitted to a Kovid ward of the hospital, where the fire broke out around 4.30 am.
Hospital sources said other patients in the ward were safely shifted to another wing.
Sources said that the fire was doused by the hospital authorities before the fire brigade arrived.
A relative of Mandal claimed that he had called for help when the fire suddenly broke out, but no one came to rescue him.
Hospital superintendent Tapas Kumar Ghosh said that a five-member team has been formed to investigate the cause of the fire.
Meanwhile, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Alleging that hospitals in the state have turned into death traps for patients, and demanded a thorough probe into the incident.
“Health Minister of West Bengal”indifference The concern towards the safety and well being of patients admitted in government hospitals is evident from the fact that fire emergencies have become a common occurrence. Hospital like ‘Lakh Ka Ghar’ has become a death trap for unfortunate patients (sic),” the Nandigram MLA tweeted.
He also demanded compensation of Rs 50 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.
Responding to the officer’s remarks, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy He said that the State Government has provided better healthcare to the people, which was lacking in the tenure of the previous Governments in the State.
Roy said, “The BJP should explain what happened in the Kovid hospitals in its ruled states. The Burdwan incident is unfortunate, but the saffron party should not politicize it.”
death, Sandhya Mondal (60) was admitted to a Kovid ward of the hospital, where the fire broke out around 4.30 am.
Hospital sources said other patients in the ward were safely shifted to another wing.
Sources said that the fire was doused by the hospital authorities before the fire brigade arrived.
A relative of Mandal claimed that he had called for help when the fire suddenly broke out, but no one came to rescue him.
Hospital superintendent Tapas Kumar Ghosh said that a five-member team has been formed to investigate the cause of the fire.
Meanwhile, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Alleging that hospitals in the state have turned into death traps for patients, and demanded a thorough probe into the incident.
“Health Minister of West Bengal”indifference The concern towards the safety and well being of patients admitted in government hospitals is evident from the fact that fire emergencies have become a common occurrence. Hospital like ‘Lakh Ka Ghar’ has become a death trap for unfortunate patients (sic),” the Nandigram MLA tweeted.
He also demanded compensation of Rs 50 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.
Responding to the officer’s remarks, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy He said that the State Government has provided better healthcare to the people, which was lacking in the tenure of the previous Governments in the State.
Roy said, “The BJP should explain what happened in the Kovid hospitals in its ruled states. The Burdwan incident is unfortunate, but the saffron party should not politicize it.”
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