At least 5 people have died in a hospital fire in central India.

At least five people died and eleven others were injured, three of them in serious condition, as a result of a fire in private hospital This Monday in Madhya Pradesh, in central India, a police source told Efe.

“At the moment, five people have died, three more are in serious condition and are being treated,” the head physician said. Police officer from the area where the event took place, Akhilesh Gaur, in the city of Jabalpur.

In addition to the three seriously injured, eight other people suffered minor injuries, Gaur added, adding that about fifteen people, including patients and workers, were in the small hospital when the fire broke out, the origin of which has not yet been determined.

“We are investigating the source Fire”, Settled.

Delhi’s NDTV broadcast footage of the hospital engulfed in flames outside of a thick plume of smoke as several fire engines tried to put out the fire.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan tweeted the “sad news of a terrible fire” at a medical center.

“I am in constant contact with the local administration and the collector (in charge of the district). I ordered the chief secretary to monitor the incident, every effort is being made to help and rescue,” he added, before announcing financial compensation to the relatives of the deceased.

Constant claims

fireslandslides and other similar accidents happen frequently in India, often due to poor infrastructure and lack of maintenance, factors fueled by corruption and illegal activities.

one of the last fires importance in Asian country on June 4, when at least eight people died and 15 others were injured at a chemical plant in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the latest official figures available, 9,329 accidental fires were reported in India in 2020 in government buildings, schools, residences and other places, more than a hundred of them in factories. In these claims 9110 people died, 468 were injured.

EFE