Summary:
RAIPUR: Two doctors were arrested on Tuesday, following death of five Covid patients after a major fire broke out at a Raipur hospital on April 17.
Police said that during investigation they found several discrepancies related to fire safety at the hospital.
The state government paid Rs 4 lakh relief compensation to the kin of the deceased.
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RAIPUR: Two doctors were arrested on Tuesday, following death of five Covid patients after a major fire broke out at a Raipur hospital on April 17.
Police said that during investigation they found several discrepancies related to fire safety at the hospital.
The state government paid Rs 4 lakh relief compensation to the kin of the deceased.
The incident took place on April 17 in the Covid ward of a private hospital located at Pachpedi Naka in Raipur.
Patients were rushed out and shifted to other hospitals while five of them couldn`t be carried outside and they died.
One of them was charred to death while other four died due to suffocation.
Patients` kin had levelled negligence on part of the hospital administration, following which, SSP and collector visited the spot and a probe was ordered.
According to police, two board members of the hospital—Dr Sachin Mal and DR Arvindo Roy were arrested on charges of alleged negligence leading to fire break out and consequently, death of five patients.