Eyewitness saw, the nurse lit a match and a fire broke out in the ward, the fire extinguisher was expired for 4 years.

Lucknow. 10 children have died tragically in a fire that broke out late on Friday night in the child ward of the Medical College in Jhansi, UP. During this period 16 children were seriously injured. Earlier it was being said that the fire broke out due to short circuit, but now different news is coming out. An eyewitness to the Jhansi fire incident said that a nurse lit a matchstick to connect the pipe of the Oxygen Cylinder and as soon as the matchstick lit, the entire ward caught fire.

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eyewitness account

Bhagwan Das, a resident of Hamirpur, is among those whose son was admitted to Rani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi. Bhagwan Das was present in the ward when the fire broke out yesterday. On the basis of initial investigation, short circuit may be said to be the reason but Bhagwan Das is the only eyewitness of this incident and he is telling the real reason behind it.

According to Bhagwan Das, the nurse lit a matchstick to fit the pipe of an oxygen cylinder in the children's ward. As soon as his match was lit, the entire ward caught fire. As soon as the fire broke out, Bhagwan Das saved 3 to 4 children by wrapping them with the cloth around his neck. With the help of other people, some more children were also saved.

Chief Medical Superintendent of Jhansi said that 54 children were admitted in the NICU ward, suddenly a fire broke out in the Oxygen Concentrator due to which the fire spread in the NICU ward filled with oxygen. DIG of Jhansi Division said that the fire has been completely controlled and work is going on to shift those who are injured. CM Yogi has taken cognizance of the incident and has given instructions to submit the report within 12 hours.

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After the fire, neither the fire alarm was raised nor the cylinders kept in the ward were of any use.

The surprising thing was that after the fire, neither the fire alarm was raised nor the cylinders kept in the ward were of any use. The filling date on the cylinder is 2019 and the expiry is 2020. That is, it had been years since the fire extinguisher had expired and these cylinders were kept here to appear empty.