Six persons, who were seriously injured, when they were buried in the debris of the female surgical ward of Kasturba hospital building that had collapsed on Friday, are still admitted in the ICU of the same hospital.
Two persons were killed, while 23 others were injured in the incident that created panic in the whole BHEl Township. The BHEl authorities are still not coming out with the facts as how many women and children are among those six seriously injured.
Madeenan (65) of Jehangirabad was admitted after she complained of nausea and headache. Her husband Abdul Rahim (80) was present with her at the time of the accident. Victim’s niece Shabana told that the victim sustained severe head injuries and has not regain consciousness after the incident. The condition of the victim remained critical till Friday evening. Ramkali Bai (42) was admitted 2-3 days ago after she was detected with viral fever and severe body pain. Her niece Aarti said, “Sushma (victim’s daughter-in-law) and I had gone to fetch water but as soon as we stepped out, the building collapsed and my aunt was trapped inside the debris.”
Sushma, who works as a support staff at Kasturba hospital told that her mother-in-law remained trapped for around 1-2 hours and after the emergency response team arrived she was rescued.
Similarly, Bharti Malviya was admitted on Friday morning and her two year boy was playing near her bed when the incident took place. Bharti’s sister Aarti was also present at the time of the incident.
“When the building collapsed my younger sister Aarti was present. I started screaming for help and shouted to save my son who was trapped in the rubble,” said Pooja. Bharti’s sister Aarti was shifted from ICU to the female surgical ward on Saturday after her condition became stable.
Information of deaths of 3- 5 victims remained floating throughout the day but authorities have not confirmed any third death in the accident. The BMC will issue notice to the BHEl administration seeking explanation for the negligence in the maintenance of the premises.