Amravati hospital fire: CCTV footage reveals fire alarm rang three times
CCTV footage from a Maharashtra hospital reveals that fire alarms and warning lights were active well before a fatal ventilator fire occurred. The footage contradicts staff claims that alarms failed, raising serious questions about hospital negligence and emergency response protocols.
Why it matters
This incident highlights critical failures in public healthcare safety infrastructure and accountability, leading to the tragic loss of newborn lives.
Newly surfaced CCTV footage of the ventilator blast at Dufferin District Women’s Hospital in Amravati, Maharasthra, that killed three newborns , has revealed the fire alarm ringing three times and red warning lights flashing in the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) before the fire broke out. The footage, along with details from a committee report, has raised questions over the hospital’s response.
The CCTV footage shows staff either asleep or absent from the ward as the alarms sounded and red warning lights flashed in the wee hours of August 24, when three newborns died in the SNCU, while 36 others were rescued from the hospital.
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