Fire incidences in Indian Hospitals from July 2010 to April 2021

ABSTRACT

The aim of the study was to explore re incidences and re safety lacunae in Indian hospitals and recommend ways to improve it. Data from archive media of NDTV news, Indian Express, India Today, The New Indian Express, and Sakal e-paper available from July 2010 till April 2021 was analysed. Total 60 hospital re incidences from 16 states of India were covered. Ownership of the hospital, departments affected, time, month and cause of the re incidences, number of deaths and injuries, and lacunae in the re safety measures in Indian hospitals have been reported in this paper. Fire in the hospital not only leads to loss of human life but great economic loss. Although we may argue, we have plenty of lessons learned from the hospital re incidences in the past; the fact is that we are far away from properly applying those lessons to disaster response and recov'not;ery operations. All the Indian hospitals must adhere to Fire and Life Safety guidelines given by National Building Code of India, National Electrical Code standards and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare