Dhanbad4 hours ago
The fire broke out at Hazra Clinic and Hospital at 1 am on Friday night.
A fire broke out in a private hospital in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad at 1 am on Friday night. In this, 6 people including the doctor couple died due to burning alive. Everyone was sleeping at the time of the accident. The doctor’s body is found in the bathtub. It is said that to save himself, he sat in a tub of water. His dead body was found here.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, but after preliminary investigation, the police say that the fire might have started from the store room. A video has also surfaced during the fire. Doctor Vikas Hazra is pleading to save himself from the window. The firemen and people below are telling him that don’t worry, doctor… we are coming… we are coming to you by the ladder.
Understand the whole accident through pictures
The fire broke out on the first floor of the hospital.
Dr. Vikas Hazra kept pleading to save himself from the window.
Dr. Hajra’s dead body was found in this bath tub.
The dead body of the doctor couple kept in the hospital.
Hazra Clinic and Hospital is on Telephone Exchange Road
Doctor Hajra lived with his family on the first floor of the hospital.
The name of the hospital is Hazra Clinic and Hospital and it is situated on Telephone Exchange Road in Bank Mod police station area of Dhanbad. The doctor along with his family lived on the first floor of the clinic. Doctor couple Dr. Vikas Hazra, Dr. Prema Hazra, nephew Soham Khamaru, relative Shambhu Singho, maid Tara Mandal including 6 died of suffocation in the accident. All the bodies have been recovered from different rooms.
10-15 patients were admitted to the hospital
The hospital guard told that the spark was seen after 1 am. By the time we ran upstairs, the first floor was engulfed in flames. After about 1 hour, we took out 6 bodies with the help of other security personnel. During the fire, 10-15 patients were also admitted in the lower ward. As soon as he came to know about the fire, he himself went out. The fire had not reached there. The fire had reached only the first floor.
The doctor had kept two dog pals. One dog also died of suffocation, while the other was saved by the fire brigade.
The doctor was seeing the patient till 12 o’clock in the night
Dr. Prema Hazra was attending to the patients till two hours before her death. The delivery of a woman admitted in the nursing home was done at 12 o’clock in the night. The woman is a resident of Gandhi Road. Son is born after delivery on Friday night. The nurses present in the OT said, Dr. Prerna Hazra had asked the patient to sweeten his mouth.
Nephew came to Dhanbad from Kolkata to attend the puja
Dr. Vikas Hazra used to celebrate Saraswati Puja every year. His nephew Soham Khamaru had reached Dhanbad from Kolkata on January 25 to attend the event. Dr. Vikas Hazra’s maternal brother, Sunil Mandal and relative Shambhu Singho had also reached to attend this event.
Negligence killed
The news is coming that Hazra Clinic did not even have a Fire NOC. The hospital was operating for the last several decades. A few years back, the Fire Officer of Dhanbad had asked the doctor to take a Fire NOC. Dhanbad’s Rural SP Rishma Rameshan said, investigation is on. Forensic team will come from Ranchi to Dhanbad. What is the reason behind this incident, what is the reason. It will be investigated.
daughter is studying doctor
The Hajras have a son and a daughter. Son is studying in Puducherry (Pondicherry). Daughter is doing MBBS in Nepal. After the arrival of both, the last rites of the couple will be performed.
CM expressed grief
Chief Minister Hemant Soren has expressed grief over the accident. He wrote on his Twitter that the heart is disturbed by the news of the death of a total of 6 people, including the famous doctor couple Dr. Vikas and Dr. Prema Hazra, in the late night fire at Hazra Memorial Hospital in Dhanbad. May God grant peace to the departed souls and give strength to the bereaved family members to bear this difficult hour of grief.
Other fire related news…
Woman jumps from 3rd floor of building surrounded by fire, VIDEO: Fire broke out due to short circuit in Nawada, woman’s condition critical
A massive fire broke out in a 4-storey house in Nawada, Bihar due to a short circuit in the market. A woman jumped down from the third floor to escape. The condition of the woman is critical. Some people also got scorched in extinguishing the fire.
A video has also surfaced of a woman jumping from a building engulfed in flames. The clothes shop was also gutted in the fire. According to the victim’s family, there has been a loss of Rs 50 lakh. The case pertains to Kadirganj market of Nawada. The fire broke out due to a short circuit in the four-storey building here at around 8 pm on Monday. Click here to read the full report