Remembering the worst fire accidents of the year only makes us think of what could have been done to not witness such happenings again. Pinkerton Risk survey for India’18 has estimated 1,13,961 deaths due to Fire Accidents, at a startling average of 62 deaths per day.
REASONS:
- Non-compliance to safety norms in high-rises & factories
- Lack of institutionalized funding
- Under-equipped fire services in India
- Here is the list of major fire accidents that shook the nation this 2019.
1. Surat Coaching Center
On 24 May 2019
A fire broke out at a commercial complex in the Sarthana area of Surat in Gujarat killing 22 students and majorly injuring the rest.
2.ONGC, Navi Mumbai
On Sept 3, 2019
4 dead and 5000 residents relocated as fire created explosions at ONGC’s oil and gas processing complex at Uran near Navi Mumbai.
3.AIIMS Delhi
On Aug 17, 2019
Doctors report the biggest fire in the history of AIIMS that involved evacuated of 32 patients
4.Arpit Palace, Karol Bagh Hotel
on Feb 12, 2019
High ignorance of safety norms claimed 17 lives at a hotel in Karol Bagh, New Delhi. People jumped off the building to save themselves from being charred.
5.Shine Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad
on Oct 21, 2019
Infant dies and 5 others injured as a fire broke out at the hospital with under-equipped emergency exit facilities.
