The Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the Director General (DG) of Fire Services to set up a fire sub-station in the campus of SCB Medical College Hospital immediately and take measures to do the same subsequently in the remaining two Government teaching hospitals.
The High Court also directed the Executive Engineer of General Electricity Department (GED) to conduct an electrical audit in the hospital and to take measures to immediately check the recurring fire mishaps there due to electric short circuits.
The hospital has recently witnessed three fire mishaps.
Taking up suo motu cognisance of the Tuesday fire mishap in the cardiology department of the hospital, the High Court had ordered for a personal appearance of the Fire Services DG, the GED Executive Engineer, the Hospital Superintendent and its cardiology HOD on the day.
A Division Bench of the vacation court comprising Justices Indrajit Mahanti and Sangam K Sahoo also ordered the Government hospitals of the State to put adequate fire safety and fire preventive measures in place as per the National Building Code of India-2005.
The High Court also gave emphasis on regular mock drills of the hospital staff to make them conversant in operation and use of fire safety and preventive equipment.