Maha Hospital Fire: Civil Surgeon, 3 others suspended, 2 nurses sacked
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Ahmednagar: Taking stringent action in the Ahmednagar hospital fire case, the Maharashtra government has suspended Ahmednagar district civil surgeon and thee other health officials and terminated services of two staff nurses, two days after eleven COVID-19 patients died in a blaze in the ICU of the district civil hospital, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday.
District civil surgeon, medical officers and a doctor, and staff nurse have been suspended, Tope twitted. He stated the services of another two staff nurses have been terminated.
The action was taken based on the information received regarding the incident, Tope added.
Most of those who died in the fire on Saturday were aged between 65 to 83.
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