Four staff members of a private medical hospital here where a massive fire broke out killing over 20 people were suspended on Tuesday even as over 100 patients, mostly from the gutted Intensive Care Unit(ICU) and dialysis unit, were shifted to other hospitals. Most of them were from the ICU and the dialysis unit, an official said. The authorities of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University (SOU), which runs the Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital, suspended four of its staff members and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the victims’ familes. Those suspended were a fire officer, two engineers and one hospital manager, SOU vice-chancellor Amit Banerjee told reporters here, rejecting allegations that there was any irregularity in the management of the hospital. Tomorrow no one should accuse that evidence was tampered with.”Mr. Ahuja said the ICU and dialysis unit of the hospital have been sealed to ensure a proper investigation.

Source: The Hindu October 18, 2016 12:34 UTC