Kolkata
89 die in Kolkata hospital fire
Eighty-nine people were killed in a devastating fire at the Advanced Medical Research Institute (AMRI) Hospital at Dhakuria in south Kolkata early on Friday morning. It is feared the death toll may rise.
Fears over radiation trigger panic
The catastrophe at AMRI Hospital on Friday once again exposed the skeleton infrastructure of the state government in tackling any emergency when the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was pressed in by the Centre to
Tragedy brings adversaries face to face
The AMRI tragedy brought arch political adversaries chief minister Mamata Banerjee and CPI(M) state secretary Biman Bose face to face. When Mr Bose went to the SSKM Hospital, he stopped his car when he saw Ms Banerjee. Both said a polite “namaskar” and then Ms Banerjee held Mr Bose’s hand and assured him that her government was taking every possible measure.
‘She died by the time I reached’
Some of the patients were critical while some were about to be discharged, but destiny had something else in store for them. The ill-fated Friday turned AMRI Hospital into a tinderbox. By 7 am, the AMRI Hospital witnessed heart-wrenching scenes. The premise was filled wails and cries of the patients’ families.
Hospital basement was meant for car park: Kolkata mayor
Was the basement from where the fire started in the annexe building of AMRI hospital wrongly used by the hospital authorities? The Kolkata mayor has claimed the basement was originally meant as a car
AMRI directors to appear in court as toll reaches 90
A day after India saw its worst hospital fire, the AMRI hospital Annexe 1 building on Saturday stood like a ghost building with pieces of glasspanes and stone slaps strewn all around, soot and blood stained floors, the smell of death and smoke still in the air and fire brigade personnel on guard — a grim reminder of the holocaust.
Licence of AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria to be cancelled
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday directed cancellation of the licence of AMRI hospital at Dhakuria where 70 patients died in a devastating fire.
Kolkata hospital fire toll rises to 73; victims to get relief
More than 70 patients in Kolkata’s well known AMRI hospital were killed along with three staffers when a blaze started in the basement of the annexe building early on Friday and toxic fumes quickly spread to the other floors, trapping hundreds of people.
Patients’ families resent presence of Mamata, media
The presence of Mamata Banerjee and the media only triggered further chaos and resentment at the fire-ravaged AMRI hospital on Friday, as police even resorted to batons to disperse the crowds.
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