SAHIWAL: The preliminary report of the fire incident at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital’s children’s ward has revealed startling details, ARY News reported.
As per details, the report revealed that the fire brigade’s ladder was malfunctioning, hindering efforts to extinguish the fire.
Rescuers attempted to put out the fire by pouring water in the wrong place and by the time rescuers arrived, doctors and security guards had already evacuated the children from the ward.
Sahiwal fire tragedy
A massive fire had erupted at the Children’s Ward of Sahiwal Teaching Hospital on Saturday morning, which reportedly was caused by a short-circuit, killing 9 children.
The hospital staff shifted the kids from the ward to a safe place, while some of the parents even took their children to their homes.
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At the time of the incident, the ward housed 75 children undergoing treatment.
Five vehicles of the fire brigade department participated in the operation to extinguish the blaze.
Committee constituted
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz has constituted a three-member committee to probe the Sahiwal Hospital fire incident that claimed lives of eight infants.
She tasked the committee to identify the responsible so that they could be put behind bars.
The chief minister expressed her resentment over the plight of Children’s Hospital and added if this is the situation of the province’s biggest hospital, what would be the condition of other medical facilities?
The Punjab chief minister approved to increase the number of field hospitals to 105 and revamping of hospitals of 11 big cities of the province.
