7 Killed in Blaze at Delhi Baby Care Centre, 32 Perish in Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire
Gigantic fires claim lives of several newborns and others in Delhi and Rajkot.
Barely entering this world, the lives of 7 babies were tragically snuffed out by a huge fire at a children’s hospital in India’s capital New Delhi. The fatal disaster occurred late on the night of Saturday, May 25th, 2024 at a children’s hospital in the Vivek Vihar area of the national capital. At 11:32 pm, the locality’s police station received a distress call from the Police Control Room intimating it about the blaze.
Police and Fire personnel rushed to the spot and began fire-dousing and evacuation operations immediately. They were able to retrieve the dozen admitted newborns from the Baby Care New Born Hospital and hurriedly transferred them by ambulance to the East Delhi Advance NICU Hospital for treatment. However, in a shocking revelation, 6 of the babies were declared dead on arrival, one having already perished before the rescue mission.
The dead bodies of the infants have been taken to the GTB hospital to conduct autopsies. Meanwhile, police investigations are underway to ascertain the cause of the fire and the errant parties concerned. The local police have also initiated legal action against the owner of the charred hospital – a Mr. Naveen Kichi. It looks like Mr. Kichi has a lot of answer for, while the families of the victims struggle to come to terms with the horrific incident.
What made Saturday an even worse day for poor safety standards was a terrible fire at a gaming zone in the western Indian city of Rajkot. The players didn't realise that they were literally playing with their lives when a fire broke out at the TRP complex, killing 32 people and injuring several others. The disaster occured at 4:30 in the afternoon, but the cause for the eruption is not yet clear.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced Rs. 4 Lakh compensation for the families of each of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those of the injured. Meanwhile, local police have launched a probe and have arrested the entertainment facility's manager Nitin Jain and an associate Yuvrajsinh Solanki. Their business is likely to go down in flames... just like the lives of the poor guests who fell victim to this avoidable tragedy.
