Jhansi (UP): A horrifying fire accident took place in Jhansi’s Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College on Friday evening. 

Jhansi Hospital Fire

At least 10 children died in a fire that engulfed the children’s ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district on Friday night; the casualties may go up if sources are to believe.

Let take a look at similar fire incidents happened in North India in the last 2 years where the fire broke out in the sensitive areas of the hospital.

Rajkot Game Zone Fire 2024: The massive fire at a gaming zone in Rajkot that resulted in the death of 27 was caused due to the management’s negligence. The horrific incident that shook the entire country has its memories still fresh in our minds. The Gujarat police searched all the game zones in Gujarat and close those running without fire after the incident.

Baby Care New Born Hospital in Vivek Vihar, Delhi 2024: Earlier this year, 2024, a fire broke out on the second floor of the Baby Care New Born Hospital in Vivek Vihar, Delhi, a well-known medical facility in South Delhi. A 50-day-old newborn baby died in fire. An investigation later found out that oxygen cylinders on its premises were not kept properly and caught fire.

AIIMS Hospital Delhi 2024: A fire erupted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. As per the Delhi Fire Services, the incident took place within the director’s office situated in the teaching block on the hospital’s second floor.

Sanjay Gandhi Medical College, Lucknow 2023: Another major fire incident that occurred in UP’s Lucknow where two patients, including a child undergoing surgery, died and two patients were injured when a major fire broke out on the first floor of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow.

The tragic fire incident in Jhansi hospital is a wake-up call for authorities to start taking fire safety issues seriously.