Table 1.

Past fire accidents in hospitals across India: 2010-present

Year, city/states	Hospital	Government/private	Accident trigger	Negligence identified	Number of deaths (d)	Reference
2023, Dhanbad, Jharkhand	R.C.Hazra Memorial Hospital	Private	Short circuit	Fire safety system not installed “No objection certificate” not obtained No fire alarms	5	[5]
2023, Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Honey Children’s hospital	Private	Short circuit	No information available	1	[6]
2022, Hyderabad, Telangana	Sri Vani hospital	Private	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[7]
2022,Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	New Life Multispecialty hospital	Private	No information available	Only one emergency evacuation route  − 3.6 m side space for the movement of fire engines was not provided	8	[8]
2022, Mumbai, Maharashtra	Nowrosjee wadia children’s hospital	Government	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[9]
2022, Delhi	Brahm Shakti Hospital	Private	Short circuit	Exit blocked Firefighting system not in working conditions	1	[10]
2021, Hyderabad, Telangana	Gandhi Hospital	Government	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[11]
2021, Nagpur, Maharashtra	Well Treat Hospital	Private	Short circuit in the AC in ICU ward	No information available	4	[12]
2021, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh	Patidar Hospital	Private	Short circuit in ICU	Fire hydrant line was redundant Inadequate number of fire extinguishers	Nil	[13]
2021, Delhi	Safdarjung Hospital	Government	Short circuit in ventilator machine inside the ICU	No information available	No information available	[14]
2021, Mumbai, Maharashtra	Sunrise Hospital (Located inside Dreams mall)	Private	No information available	Non-functional firefighting system Insufficient Ducts Fire NOC not obtained	11	[15]
2021, Noida, Uttar Pradesh	ESIC Hospital	Government	No information available	Fire NOC not obtained	Nil	[16]
2021, Cuttack, Odisha	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post-Graduate Institute of Pediatrics (Shishu Bhawan)	Government	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[17]
2021, Cuttack, Odisha	Sun Hospital	Private	No information available	Fire NOC not obtained	Nil	[18]
2021, Bhandara, Maharashtra	Bhandara District General Hospital	Government	Short circuit in radiant warmer’s control panel in SNCU unit (sick newborn care unit)	No firefighting system in SNCU Fire NOC not procured	10	[19]
2020, Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra	Maxlife Hospital	Private	Short circuit in AC	No information available	Nil	[20]
2020, Rajkot, Gujarat	Uday Shivanand Hospital	Private	Short circuit in ventilator in ICU ward	No fire signs displayed Sprinkler system not installed Staff not trained Fire doors not constructed as per norms	5	[21]
2020, Mumbai, Maharashtra	Apex Hospital	Private	Short circuit in the generator and generator overheating	No information available	1	[22]
2020, Vadodara, Gujarat	Sir Sayajirao General Hospital	Government	Short circuit in ventilator in the ICU ward	No information available	Nil	[23]
2020, Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Shrey Hospital (COVID-19 designated hospital), Ahmedabad	Private	Short circuit in the ICU unit	Illegal construction	8	[24]
2020, Noida, Uttar Pradesh	ESIC Hospital	Government	Batteries in server room at basement caught fire due to short circuit	Fire NOC not obtained	Nil	[25]
2019, Alwar, Rajasthan	Geetanand Children Hospital	Government	Fire in oxygen pipeline connected to radiant warmer due to short circuit	Miniature circuit breaker (MCB) not installed	Nil	[26]
2019, Mumbai, Maharashtra	KEM Hospital	Government	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[27]
2019, Hyderabad, Telangana	Shine Children’s Hospital	Private	Short circuit in refrigerator	No fire safety alarm Lack of ventilation	1	[28]
2019, Siliguri, West Bengal	North Bengal Medical College and Hospital	Government	Short circuit in ventilator in critical care unit (CCU)	No information available	1	[29]
2019, Delhi	All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	Government	Short circuit	6 m road space for fire tender movement not available	Nil	[30]
2019, Delhi	Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital	Government	No information available	NOC not obtained	No information available	[30]
2019, Delhi	All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	Government	Short circuit due to leakage in oxygen supply pipe behind the manifold	6 m road space for fire tender movement not available	Nil	[30]
2019, Jaipur, Rajasthan	SMS Hospital	Government	Short circuit	NOC not obtained Firefighting equipment not installed	Nil	[31]
2019, Cuttack, Odisha	SCB Medical college and Hospital	Government	Short circuit in the AC	No information available	No information available	[32]
2019, Noida, Uttar Pradesh	Metro Hospital and Heart Institute	Private	Short circuit in water heater inside recovery room	Occupancy certificate and Fire clearance certificate not obtained	Nil	[33]
2019, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha	Apollo Hospital	Private	Short circuit in the battery room near ICU	No information available	Nil	[34]
2019, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh	Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences	Government	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[35]
2018, Kolkata, West Bengal	Calcutta Medical College and Hospital	Government	Short circuit in refrigerator in laboratory	No information available	Nil	[36]
2018, Mumbai, Maharashtra	ESIC Kamgar Hospital	Government	Short circuit	Sprinkler system and fire detection system not functioning Fire NOC not obtained	8	[37]
2018, Kolkata, West Bengal	Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI)	Government	Short circuit in air-conditioner	No information available	Nil	[38]
2018, Calcutta, West Bengal	Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine	Government	Short circuit in AC	No information available	Nil	[39]
2018, Hyderabad, Telangana	Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills	Private	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[40]
2018, Delhi	Safdarjung Hospital	Government	Overheating of chemical/spirit	Fire NOC not obtained	Nil	[30]
2018, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh	Sai Hospital	Private	Short circuit in ICU ward	No information available	2	[41]
2018, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh	BRD Hospital	Government	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[42]
2017, Delhi	Metro Hospital and Cancer Institute	Private	Fire started in AC vent	Fire NOC not obtained	No information available	[43]
2017, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	Scope Hospital	Private	Short circuit in UPS in the reception area	No information available	No information available	[44]
2017, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	King George Medical University Trauma Center	Government	Short circuit in store room	Fire alarm and water sprinklers not functional No emergency evacuation plan Mock drills not conducted	Nil	[45]
2017, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Gem Hospital	Private	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[46]
2017, Ahmedabad, Gujarat	SAL Hospital	Private	Short circuit inside the store room of the hospital	No information available	Nil	[47]
2017, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh	Moolchand Sharbati Devi Hospital	Private	Short circuit in AC in operation theater	No information available	Nil	[48]
2017, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh	Sentini Super Specialty Hospital	Private	Short circuit	No information available	Nil	[49]
2016, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha	SUM Hospital	Government	Short circuit	Fire NOC not obtained from fire department	22	[50]
2016, Berhampore, West Bengal	Murshidabad Medical college and hospital	Government	Short circuit in the air conditioner	Main emergency exit gate locked	50	[51]
2016, Ludhiana, Punjab	Mohandai Oswal Cancer Hospital	Private	Chemical reaction at the laboratory in the basement of the hospital building	LPG cylinders stored in the basement	No information available	[52]
2015, Cuttack, Odisha	Sishu Bhavan	Government	Short circuit in the ICU	No information available	Nil	[53]
2015, Cuttack, Odisha	Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre	Government	Short circuit in the dialysis Operating theater	No information available	1	[54]
2015, Mumbai, Maharashtra	Surana Sethia hospital	Private	Short circuit in the AC in the ICU room	Firefighting equipment not functioning properly	Nil	[55]
2013, Mumbai, Maharashtra	Gokul Hospital	Private	Short circuit in the meter box	No information available	1	[56]
2013, Bikaner, Rajasthan	PBM Hospital	Government	Short circuit due to faulty electric wires in nursery ward	Old and faulty electric wires without insulation	Nil	[57]
2012, Delhi	Safdarjung Hospital	Government	Short circuit in the electric box	No information available	Nil	[58]
2012, Pune, Maharashtra	Medipoint Hospital	Private	Short circuit in the store room	Illegal construction of fourth floor which was not sanctioned in the building plan	Nil	[59]
2011, Kolkata, West Bengal	AMRI Hospital	Private	Flammable materials stored in the basement caught fire as a result of electric shock	Illegal storage of flammable material in the basement Fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems not working	90	[4]
2010, Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital	Government	Short circuit in the UPS	No information available	2	[60]
2010, Hyderabad, Telangana	Park Super Speciality Hospital	Private	Short circuit	No fire safety measures in place like the emergency exits not available	Nil	[61]