Hospitals in Tamilnadu, Karnataka face risk of Odisha-like fire
In the wake of the Bhubaneswar hospital fire, Express Photographers visited many hospitals in South India and found them lacking in fire safety measures.
A Fire extinguisher manufactured in 2005 is being used at the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. (EPS | Vinay Madapu)
This Fire Extinguisher at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru has been manufactured in 2010 but no expiry date is mentioned. (EPS | Vinod Kumar T)
This Fire Extinguisher at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru was installed on 15.06. 2010 and the next due date for refilling is mentioned as 14.06.2014. (EPS | Vinod Kumar T)
Installation and refill dates are not mentioned on this outdated and probably dry fire extinguisher kept near the mortuary outside Government Wenlock hospital at Mangaluru. (EPS | Rajesh Shetty)
In this fire extinguisher installed at Cethar hospital in Tiruchy, the installation and expiry dates are not mentioned. (EPS | M K Ashok Kumar)
This fire extinguisher unit at Coimbatore medical college and Hospital (CMCH) wards has expired on 18-10-2016. (EPS | Prakash Chellamuthu)
Another fire extinguisher unit at the same Coimbatore medical college and Hospital (CMCH) wards has expiry date 07-10-2016 mentioned on it. (EPS | Prakash Chellamuthu)
There are no fire extinguishers at a ward in the old surigical block at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. (EPS | Ashwin Prasath)
This fire extinguisher at the Orthopedic Block in Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital was supposed to be refilled seven months ago in February. (Express / Ashwin Prasath)
Puducherry GH: A fire extinguisher, like many others located in the hospital has no details of manufacture or expiryEXPRESS/ PATTABI RAMAN
