TN Hospital Fire: CM announces Rs 3 lakh ex-gratia for Victims' Families

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday expressed his condolences over the tragic fire at a private hospital in Dindigul district, which claimed the lives of seven people, including a minor girl. In response, the Chief Minister announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of the deceased.

According to the PTI report, the CM expressed his sympathies with the families of the victims that included a minor girl. Two other deceased persons hailed from the Theni district.

In a statement, Stalin announced a sum of Rs three lakh from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund (CMPRF) to the families of the victims.

He also extended assistance of Rs one lakh each to those under treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) with serious injuries and Rs 50,000 to persons with simple injuries.

Medical Dialogues yesterday reported that a fire at a private orthopaedic hospital in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, late on Thursday night, claimed the lives of seven people and left several others injured. More than three fire engines and over 10 ambulances were deployed to rescue the patients trapped inside the hospital in the Gandhi Nagar area near the Dindigul-Trichy highway, a senior official said.

The incident took place on Thursday night at the City Hospital on Trichy Road in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.

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He further said he has directed that the best medical treatment be provided to those admitted in nearby government and private hospitals.

Official sources in Dinidgul said three persons were currently under treatment in ICU, added PTI.

On Thursday, around 9.30 pm, a blaze erupted in the private hospital, leaving six dead. The victims were found unconscious in a lift and were declared dead by doctors at a hospital.

They had suffocated to death, police and fire officials said.

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