Fire breaks out at district hospital in MP's Betul; patients shifted to safety
Betul (PTI): A fire broke out at a storeroom in the Betul District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning, but the staff contained the blaze within minutes and averted a major accident, officials said.
As a precautionary measure, patients from the female and paediatric wards were shifted to safety, they said.
The blaze started at 9.20 am in the storeroom in the kitchen area of the hospital due to a short-circuit, and the staffers brought it under control in about 10 minutes and extinguished it, the officials said.
The situation did not escalate due to the swift response of the hospital administration, they added.
Hospital civil surgeon and in-charge Dr Rupesh Padmakar and Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Ranu Verma reached the site immediately.
Dr Padmakar said an electrician and the latter's assistant switched off the power supply without delay and used extinguishers to douse the flames.
Patients from the female ward and the paediatric ward were shifted to safer areas as a precaution. The hospital staff later started the process of moving them back to their respective wards, the officials said.
Betul in-charge Collector Akshat Jain, Additional Collector Vandana Jat, Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Manoj Hurmade, and the state power distribution company staff inspected the site and issued necessary instructions.
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
