Noida hosp fire: DM orders magisterial probe

NOIDA: Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate BN Singh on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the hearth incident at Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute in Noida.

"I have ordered a magisterial probe into the incident. The city magistrate has been asked to submit his report within 15 days," Singh told PTI.

A fireplace broke out on Thursday, trapping several people throughout the multi-storeyed medical institution development in Sector-12, officials said.

No casualty was reported in the incident, they said.

According to authorities, more than 60 people were throughout the medical institution when the incident happened. He said all were secure.

"More than 40 patients have been shifted to Metro's another hospital," Singh said.

Around 10 fire tenders were rushed to identify and the situation was brought under keep watch over, fire division officials said.


Gautam Buddh Nagar Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Arun Kumar Singh said the medical institution did not renew its fire licence from over five months.


The medical institution authorities did not respond to repeated calls and text messages.


Staffers tried to help sufferers out of the development in Noida, a suburban the town in Uttar Pradesh at the outskirts of the national capital.


Thick smoke may well be seen billowing out of the development. People stood on ledges and on balconies as rescuers tried to reach them via smashing glass window panes.
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