"The fire broke out at around 9 pm and 8 to 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames."
At the time of the incident, there were at least 20 patients undergoing treatment in the ICU and scores of anxious relatives rushed to the hospital for details on their near and dear ones.
Cuttack: The Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Central, today recorded the statement of three witnesses in connection with the tragic fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar on October 17 in which 31 patients were killed. “We had sent notices to 20 witnesses to depose of which only three witnesses turned up. The information which I have […]
Bhubaneswar: The confusion prevailing over the death toll in the SUM Hospital fire mishap ended after government finally pegged thr figure at 30. Though almost a month has passed since the mishap happened, the State government was in a fix to assess the number of deaths due to the accident. As per the information obtained […]
Bhubaneswar: After the SUM hospital tragedy, the Khurda district administration has set up an audit team to inspect all the private and government hospitals in the district. According to sources, the team will review the fire safety arrangements in all these hospitals and check whether the guidelines of the clinical establishment act are being followed […]
Bhubaneswar: While on one hand the death toll due to the SUM Hospital fire continues to rise, on the other the murky affairs of the hospital and its authorities are coming to fore. In yet another such instance, it is learnt that the land on which the hospital has been built was originally approved for […]
Bhubaneswar: More and more instances of violation are surfacing against SUM Hospital where 24 persons died after a deadly fire broke out on 17th October. As per the Bhubaneswar Development Authority, the multi-storey building in which SUM hospital is operating has been built without the permission of the civic body. Also Read: SUM hospital fire […]
Bhubaneswar: With the SDJM Court, Bhubaneswar rejecting the bail plea of SUM Hospital owner Manoj Nayak today and allowing the commissionerate police to take him on two-day remand from tomorrow, the next step of the police will be to probe into the monetary transactions of the Shiksha O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Charitable Trust. Talking to OTV […]
Bhubaneswar: As hospitals are under scanner following SUM Hospital fire mishap more and more establishments are found to be operating without valid registration. In the capital city Bhubaneswar, out of 208 hospitals and nursing homes, as many as 180 are operating with lapsed registration. The DMET data shows that despite lapse in tenure of registration […]
Bhubaneswar: While the Odisha government is all set to take stringent action against SUM Hospital authorities for the tragic death of 21 patients in a major fire that broke out in the hospital in the night on October 17, an exclusive OTV report has established that the hospital authorities have renewed the hospital licence without […]
Cuttack: While the SUM Hospital tragedy seems to have unearthed the violation of norms on safety by hospital authorities, it is startling to see that hundreds of hospitals across the state are operating by blatantly flouting the guidelines.
Bhubaneswar: The commissionerate police today issued a look out notice against Manoj Nayak, the owner of the SUM Hospital where 21 patients were killed after a deadly fire mishap. According to sources, the circular was issued against Manoj Nayak, his wife Saswati Das, both of whom are the trustees of the Shiksha O’ Anusandhan Charitable […]
Bhubaneswar: The SUM Hospital authorities had ignored the recommendations of the Fire Services (FS) department on fire safety measures, said DG, Fire Services Binay Behera today. Briefing media persons after submitting his report to Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on SUM Hospital fire mishap, at a review meeting at the State Secretariat here in the […]
Bhubaneswar: Troubles continue to mount on Odisha Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak as the SUM Hospital fire mishap has added to his litany of woes. Eyebrows are being raised on his capabilities following a series of failures in healthcare services in State ranging from infant deaths in Cuttack Sishu Bhavan, Japanese Encephalitis deaths, Nagada malnutrition […]
Cuttack: Taking serious note of the fire incident at the cardiology department of the SCB College and Hospital in Cuttack on Tuesday, the Orissa High Court today ordered the state government to immediately set up a fire sub-station on the hospital premises. Fire Services DG Binay Behera, the superintendent of SCB medical, the head of […]
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