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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: Fire accidents have claimed the lives of many and left some others scarred due to burn injuries. However now, Beyond Carlton — the country’s first citizen-led fire-safety initiative — has submitted a memorandum to the Government of Karnataka to set up burn wards in every government hospital of Karnataka. The memorandum submitted to the government focused on setting up of a burns ward in every government hospital in the state and to direct every private hospital in the state to have a dedicated burns unit to provide emergency care. Seventy-five per cent of the cost of setting up the burn wards in every state will be borne by the Centre and the balance 25% by the state. However, it was learnt that the utilisation certificate for the allocated budget of 450 crore has not been furnished yet and that only burns ward in Mysore Medical College and Hospital has been set up in Mysuru city..