A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) enquiry has been ordered by the West Bengal Chief Minister to probe the fire break-out that claimed three lives and injured several others in the Murshidabad Medical College Hospital on Saturday.
Fifty children were injured in the incident.
Two women, both nursing aides, died in the stampede following the incident which took place at 11.50 am at the hospital. Some others are injured, but we are yet to receive details.Biswaranjan Satpathy, Director, Health Services
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was reportedly monitoring the situation from Kolkata. She asked the police, fire department and health department to submit detailed reports.
She announced a compensation of two lakhs for the next of kin of those who lost their lives.
The Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) of the hospital, Subhasis Saha, is monitoring the situation, while a special medical team from Malda has already rushed to the spot for assistance.
State Fire Minister Sovan Chatterjee said the blaze was now under control. The firemen at the spot suspect that a short circuit in the AC in the VIP cabin triggered the fire.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI.)
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