Operators of the pipelines that supply oxygen to various wards of the Nehru Hospital within the BRD Medical College had also warned of depleting oxygen stock some 12 hours before the children began to die on Thursday evening. The hospital needs a daily supply of about 250 oxygen cylinders of seven kgs capacity each. Pushpa Sales on Saturday rushed fresh supplies of oxygen cylinders to the hospital following receipt of the partial payment. “We have called for liquid oxygen tanker from Rajasthan, the place from where we get the supply for medical college,” said Manish Bhandari, an employee of the firm. Pushpa Sales has been the sole supplier of oxygen to BRD Medical College since July.

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2017 15:22 UTC