Fire at WINS Hospital, four sustain burn injuries
Mumbai: A fire breaks out at the WINS Hospital in Kandivali West in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, four people including two hospital staff sustained burn injuries in the incident.
The Fire Brigade official said that he blaze started at 1:50 pm in the rear part of WINS Hospital, which is located in 30-storey ‘Kesar Ashish’ building near Mahavir Nagar, and was doused at 2:05 pm, news agency PTI reported.
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“Four persons sustained injuries in the fire that was confined to electrical wiring, installations and the compressor of the centralised air conditioning mechanism in the facility,” he said.
Swadhin Mukhi (56) received 35-40 per cent burn injuries, Rajdeo (35) sustained 15 per cent burn injuries, while Narendra Maurya (45) and Sunil (35) had superficial burn wounds, he said.
“They have been hospitalised and their condition is stable as per doctors,” the civic official said.
The repair work on the AC compressor was underway outside the hospital, located in the stilt area of the ground floor, when the incident occurred. The fire was contained within the electric wiring, electrical installations, and the compressor of the centralized AC unit.
According to a media report in the HT, “Maintenance work of the AC was ongoing when it short-circuited,” said P K Sapkal, fire officer on duty. “The technicians and hospital staff supervising the work were burnt.”
He further explained, “The hospital then shut their electric supply to make sure the problem is resolved before restarting.” The hospital took the injured to their sister hospital in Borivali, the New Wins Hospital, where they are currently being treated. No other patients were admitted at the speciality hospital for neurological diseases at the time, requiring no other relocations.
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