Suddenly debris fell, so did not get a chance to escape
The patient Sunil, who came to the hospital for treatment in connection with the accident, said-‘I was lying on the bed. Suddenly there was a sound of something falling. Could understand something, by then the roof started falling. Did not even get a chance to escape. When the roof fell, my bed overturned. The bottom part also fell. Some patients were screaming, I was also buried in the rubble. If the debris is removed, there was hope that I will probably be saved now.
All three patients who died in debris were identified
Three patients died after being buried by the debris. They include Lucas Simon Tirkey (61 years), David Johnson (73) and Srichand Tanti (65). Renu Devi (83) and Sunil Kumar (50) were switched by the rescue team. The status of Renu Devi remains critical.
Announcement of compensation of Rs 5-5 lakh to the dependents of the deceased
After receiving information about the accident, Health Minister Dr. Irfan Ansari and NDRF team reached the spot at around 11 pm. The minister announced a compensation of five thousand rupees to the dependents of the dead and 50-50 thousand rupees to the injured. He said that the old condom buildings of MGM Hospital will be broken. It will be shifted soon in the new building.