Faulty alarms cripple KGMUrsquos fire safety

Lucknow | Sunday | 15th July, 2018

Summary:

All were asked to come up with an emergency evacuation plan. As a result, it was decided to train the staff and employees about rescuing patients.“Conduction of fire drills has started. However, such a display remains amiss.When TOI questioned chief medical superintendent of trauma centre UB Mishra, he said, “An external staircase is to be made on one side of the trauma centre building from the top floor. Emergency evacuation ramps and stairwells were directed to be constructed on either side of the main buildings.The evacuation plan was also to be displayed across the university. A narrow escape for around 800 people followed but 13 people died allegedly during shifting of patients out of the emergency wing..