Union Health Minister J P Nadda with Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visits KIIMS Hospital to meet the injured victims of SUM Hospital fire mishap, in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. (Source: PTI) Union Health Minister J P Nadda with Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visits KIIMS Hospital to meet the injured victims of SUM Hospital fire mishap, in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Earlier, four senior officials of Sum Hospital including its Medical Superintendent Pushparaj Samantasinghar had been arrested on Tuesday night on the basis of an FIR lodged by the state government’s fire service department. A case was registered against the authorities of Sum hospital which has been accused of overlooking a 2013 advisory of state government to improve its firefighting mechanism. Another FIR has also been filed on behelf of the Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) against the Sum Hospital authorities alleging gross negligence in fire safety measures.

Source: Indian Express October 20, 2016 07:12 UTC