120928 Nursing home fire sparks panic
India Sep 28 2012 “Building”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Web Source: The Times of India
Date: 29 September, 2012
Country: India
Nursing home fire sparks panic
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BARASAT: A major disaster was averted when a fire broke out at a nursing home off Jessore Road in Barasat on Friday. Sources said nobody was injured in the blaze.
The fire broke out at one of the nurses’ rooms on the third floor of Kalpataru nursing home. Patients at the ICCU had a close shave as the unit was on the same floor. As soon as the smoke started billowing out, the patients started having breathing trouble. The hospital staffers rushed in and the fire brigade officials were also informed. The Barasat fire brigade sent two fire tenders to the spot to douse the flames.
After one and half hours, the fire was brought under control. The patients were brought to the ground floor by the hospital staffers in time.
“A preliminary probe suggests that a short circuit triggered the fire. The hospital staffers were prompt enough to avert a major disaster. Probe is on to find out the exact reason,” said Amarendranath Ghosh, a senior fire services department official.