Agra. A fire broke out in a hospital built in a densely populated area in Agra in the early hours of Wednesday. The patients undergoing treatment in the hospital were taken out in critical condition and sent to another hospital. There are fire brigade and police vehicles at the spot. Hospital operator Dr. Rajan and his daughter and 14-year-old son Rishi have died in this accident.
Hospital in Naripura
A sudden fire broke out in R Madhuraj Hospital on Jagner Road in Shahganj area on Wednesday morning. Three patients admitted to the hospital, their relatives and staff were trapped inside. The local people somehow managed to control the fire. By then smoke filled the entire hospital. About an hour later, firefighters pulled out four people, including three patients, from the hospital in critical condition. They have been admitted to a nearby private hospital.
Doctor’s family on the second floor
The director of R Madhuraj Hospital located on Jagner Road is Dr. Rajan and Bhavan Swami Gopichand. It has a general ward on the ground floor, general and private ward on the ground floor. While Gopichand and Dr. Rajan’s family lives on the second floor. A fire broke out in the hospital on the first floor at around five in the morning. After the fire, smoke filled the entire hospital.
seven patients were admitted
Seven patients were admitted and five were staff members at the time of the fire. As soon as the fire started, the people around reached there. Efforts were started to put out the fire by pouring water. People could not take the patients out because of the smoke inside. Police and fire brigade were informed. Firefighters reached there after about 40 minutes. After this the patients could be evacuated. Inspector Shahganj Jasveer Singh Sirohi said that four people have been taken out of the hospital in critical condition and admitted to a private hospital.
Doctor and son and daughter died due to fire in mattresses
A fire broke out in foam mattresses kept in a room on the second floor of R Madhuraj Hospital. On that floor there were hospital operator Dr Rajan, his father Gopichand, wife Madhuraj, daughter Shalu, sons Lavi and Rishi as well as relatives Tejveer. When Gopichand and Lavi woke up at five in the morning, they saw a fire in the mattress room. He tried to take the mattress out. By then the smoke from the fire had reached inwards.
Family members mourning after the dead bodies of doctor father and daughter reached home.
Meanwhile, Dr. Rajan closed the inner gate. After this he got trapped inside along with the family. Smoke also reached the hospital below. The fire brigade was called late. So after an hour firefighters reached the spot. After this the family of the doctor trapped on the second floor was pulled out. Dr. Rajan, daughter Shalu, son Rishi and Tejveer have been admitted to the hospital. Of these, the condition of Dr. Rajan and daughter Shalu was critical. Where both died during treatment. The dead bodies of the father and daughter have been brought home. At 8.30 am, 14-year-old son Rishi has also died.