Many individuals are sitting silently outdoors the mortuary of Delhi’s GTB Nagar Hospital. It’s changing into tough to bear the warmth of the rising solar. Now and again, the sound of crying is heard.
There’s a tin shed subsequent to the mortuary, the shade of which isn’t sufficient to supply aid from the warmth.
Rajkumar is sitting completely silent, however it’s tough for Vinod to carry again his tears.
He’s the daddy of the new child child who misplaced his life in a fireplace that broke out at a hospital in Vivek Vihar space of Delhi on Saturday night time.
On Saturday night time round 11:30 pm, a sudden fireplace broke out at Child Care New child Hospital in Vivek Vihar, Delhi. By the point autos from the hearth station reached right here, the hearth grew to become uncontrollable.
The hearth brigade rescued a complete of 12 newborns admitted within the hospital and admitted them to a different hospital. By morning, 6 of those newborns died. On Monday, the our bodies of those youngsters had been handed over to their households after postmortem.
The story of a person who misplaced his son
Vinod had waited a very long time for the delivery of his son. Earlier, certainly one of his youngsters had died.
Now he’s ready outdoors the mortuary to gather his son’s physique. Vinod’s tears have dried up and his throat has turn into heavy because of fixed crying.
Each fifteen to twenty minutes he all of the sudden turns into stressed, will get up from the shed, goes in the direction of the mortuary door after which comes again and sits within the shed.
This course of continues from 10 within the morning until 5 within the night, till the physique of the kid is handed over to them.
Vinod’s spouse is admitted within the hospital after the delivery of the kid, she has not but been knowledgeable in regards to the demise of her son.
Vinod has not even advised his mom that her grandson has handed away earlier than seeing this world. He’s frightened whether or not his coronary heart affected person mom will be capable to bear the information of her grandson’s demise or not.
Vinod’s son was born at 5 am on Saturday in a well-liked nursing hospital in Delhi’s Jhilmil space. As a result of problem in respiratory, he was referred to Child Care New child Hospital.
Saturday morning introduced the most important happiness of Vinod’s life, however by Sunday it become the most important sorrow of his life.
Vinod is hesitant to speak. He’s unable to know how he’ll give this data to his spouse, how will he inform his mom that the excellent news he advised her within the morning has now become an insufferable sorrow.
Vinod says, “My son was born on Saturday morning. He was admitted to a giant hospital after he began having hassle respiratory. I met my son at 2 o’clock. He was wonderful. I noticed him once more at 9 within the night time. I used to be advised that I can take him house tomorrow (Sunday).”
After getting assurance of enchancment in his son’s well being, Vinod went house from the hospital, he additionally needed to handle his spouse who was admitted in one other hospital.
He got here to know in regards to the fireplace incident on Saturday night time by a cellphone name from a hospital worker at round 9.30 am the following morning.
Vinod says, “The hospital workers referred to as and advised me that there was a blast final night time, it is best to come and test.” Until now Vinod was not advised that his baby had died. Vinod rushed to the hospital in a rush.
Vinod says, “The hospital had burned down, there was nobody there. From there, I used to be despatched to Vivek Vihar police station. After I went to the police station, they advised me to go to GTB hospital.”
It was tough for Vinod to acknowledge his baby. The truth is, he couldn’t even see his son to his coronary heart’s content material.
On Sunday, he couldn’t establish his son. Vinod had additionally demanded a DNA check to establish the physique.
He says, “The our bodies weren’t in a situation to be recognized.”
Nevertheless, he accepted the physique that was handed over to him round 5 pm on Monday.
When he discovered the physique outdoors the mortuary, he could not even carry his son in his arms; his brother held the physique.
When his brother begins strolling in the direction of the automobile carrying the lifeless physique of the new child in each his arms, Vinod is left far behind as if he’s unable to even carry his steps.
Rajkumar’s story is much like Vinod’s
The hearth within the hospital has given many households a grief they’ll always remember. Rajkumar’s story can also be comparable.
Their daughter Ruhi was born 17 days in the past in a hospital in Ghaziabad. She too was referred to Child Care New child Hospital because of ailing well being.
Rajkumar additionally goes to the mortuary gate many times to inquire about his daughter’s physique. The remainder of the time he sits completely silent.
Rajkumar says, “We weren’t knowledgeable in regards to the fireplace within the hospital. Once we referred to as the hospital, nobody picked up the cellphone. I had not deposited cash within the hospital, I believed that I had not deposited cash and that’s the reason the hospital workers was not choosing up my cellphone. In some way I organized for the cash and reached the hospital at 8 am, and noticed that there was a fireplace there. The police current there requested us to go to the police station.”
Rajkumar was despatched from the police station to the hospital the place the rescued youngsters had been stored.
He rushed to the hospital in East Delhi the place the rescued youngsters had been admitted. However his daughter was not there.
He wandered round searching for his daughter the entire day on Sunday. On Monday morning, he reached outdoors the mortuary of GTB Hospital. Right here he waited until midday for details about his daughter’s physique.
After the postmortem, he acquired his daughter’s physique at 5 p.m.
Rajkumar’s spouse is admitted within the hospital and is conscious of her daughter’s demise.
It isn’t simple for Rajkumar to persuade himself. He now desires justice for his daughter’s demise.
Rajkumar says, “However nothing will occur simply because I need it alone. The households of all the opposite youngsters who had been killed may even have to return collectively.”
Rajkumar says, “Solely when all the kids who died come collectively can one thing be finished, in any other case the demise of our youngsters shall be thought-about an accident and forgotten.”
A complete of six youngsters died
The our bodies of 4 youngsters who died within the accident had been returned to their households by late Sunday night. The our bodies of two new child infants had been handed over to their households on Monday night.
The forensic group was accumulating proof on the spot, situated about one and a half kilometres from Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, at round 5:30 pm. It isn’t but clear how the hearth broke out within the hospital, though Delhi Hearth Service officers have stated in an announcement that the hearth could have been brought on by a brief circuit.
The hospital is situated in a business constructing in a residential space. There’s additionally a financial institution in the identical constructing the place the hospital is situated. The rear a part of the hospital is in a residential colony.
Delhi Police is investigating the incident and the proprietor of the hospital and the physician working the hospital have been arrested.
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After the incident, Shahdara DCP Surendra Chaudhary stated, ‘This hospital is inbuilt 120 yards. There have been 12 youngsters admitted in it, out of which one baby died because of some purpose earlier than the hearth broke out. 6 youngsters have died within the fireplace incident.’
The police had initially registered a case of accident however after investigation extra sections had been added.
In accordance with the DCP, “The hospital’s NOC had expired on March 31, the hospital was allowed to put in solely 5 beds, however 11 beds had been put in, there was no fireplace system, violation of many different guidelines has additionally come to gentle. IPC 304 and 308 have been added to the FIR.”
Police investigation has revealed that BAMS (Ayurvedic) medical doctors had been appointed within the hospital as a substitute of MBBS medical doctors.
Earlier than constructing any infrastructure like a hospital in a metropolis, a No Objection Certificates i.e. NOC must be obtained. Equally, the hearth security certificates issued by the hearth division can also be included.
These certificates inform whether or not a constructing is protected as per fireplace security guidelines or not.
Nevertheless, within the case of Vivek Vihar Hospital, the hearth division has to search out out whether or not such a certificates was required or not.
Delhi Hearth Service Director Atul Garg advised the BBC, “Now we have requested the Delhi Municipal Company to search out out the peak of the hospital. If the peak is lower than 9 meters, then there is no such thing as a want for an NOC from the hearth division.”
The Hindustan Occasions report stated that the hospital’s license expired on March 31. The hospital was overcrowded. The 2-storey hospital had no emergency exit. The hospital was allowed to maintain solely 20 cylinders however the hospital had 32 cylinders.
The report stated that the hospital house owners had been working three hospitals with out license.
The Occasions of India report says that the hearth broke out at 10.55 pm, however the fireplace brigade was alerted about it at 11.30 pm. That’s, with a delay of about 35 minutes.
Officers are investigating whether or not makes an attempt had been made to extinguish the hearth on the hospital on their very own and whether or not the hearth division was referred to as when the hearth grew greater.
After the hearth incident, many shortcomings of the hospital have come to gentle. The query is being raised that how are these hospitals working with out following the foundations?
After the hearth incident, all of the folks related to the hospital fled from the spot.
Arrested physician Naveen Khichi is working three extra such hospitals. In 2021 too, a case associated to the operation of the hospital was registered in opposition to Naveen Khichi. In accordance with the police, no fees had been framed in opposition to him on this case.
