The eight injured in the fire that broke out on late Friday evening at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad are still critical.
According to the medical superintendent of the Safdarjung hospital, Dr B D Athani, ‘They are admitted in the the intensive care unit of the burn department and they are critical, we are trying to treat them in the best possible way we can. They suffer from 30-60 per cent burn injuries. The condition of the three children is more critical. They are at a higher risk of complications and death.’
The injured children have been identified as Shreyans, 5, Bhumi, 8 and Sajal, 9. The others include three woman Rama Devi, 50, Rani Gupta, 35 and Mansi Jaiswal, 60, and Nitesh, 20, and Baijnath, 28.
‘The rest of the injured are admitted in the Swaroop Rani Nehru hospital in Allahabad and a few are undergoing treatment at a temporary hospital set up at the Kumbh Mela ground,’ added Mani Prasad Mishra, Kumbh Mela officer. Doctor Suresh Dwivedi, medical incharge at Kumbh Mela said ‘Those who sustained serious burn injuries are out of danger and are speaking to their family members.’
The fire broke out at Ram Janaki Mandir Trust the pandal in the Maha Kumbh assemblage in Allahabad on Friday. The incident took place in Sector 11 of the Kumbh Mela area and soon engulfed an abutting tent. Nineteen people, including six women and three children, were injured in this fire incident.
According to divisional commissioner Devesh Chaturvedi, the fire was caused due to leakage in a gas cylinder. The fire was brought under control after half an hour but by that time the adjacent tent was already on fire.
IAF spokesperson, wing commander Gerard Galway said, ‘Eight pilgrims who had severe burn injuries in this incident were flown to Delhi on Saturday on a modified AN-32 ambulance transport aircraft on the request of Allahabad District administration.’ They were accompanied by eight attendants and a doctor and along with the injured, the plane also carried their family members and attendants.
According to the medical superintendent of the Safdarjung hospital, Dr B D Athani, ‘They are admitted in the the intensive care unit of the burn department and they are critical, we are trying to treat them in the best possible way we can. They suffer from 30-60 per cent burn injuries. The condition of the three children is more critical. They are at a higher risk of complications and death.’
The injured children have been identified as Shreyans, 5, Bhumi, 8 and Sajal, 9. The others include three woman Rama Devi, 50, Rani Gupta, 35 and Mansi Jaiswal, 60, and Nitesh, 20, and Baijnath, 28.
‘The rest of the injured are admitted in the Swaroop Rani Nehru hospital in Allahabad and a few are undergoing treatment at a temporary hospital set up at the Kumbh Mela ground,’ added Mani Prasad Mishra, Kumbh Mela officer. Doctor Suresh Dwivedi, medical incharge at Kumbh Mela said ‘Those who sustained serious burn injuries are out of danger and are speaking to their family members.’
The fire broke out at Ram Janaki Mandir Trust the pandal in the Maha Kumbh assemblage in Allahabad on Friday. The incident took place in Sector 11 of the Kumbh Mela area and soon engulfed an abutting tent. Nineteen people, including six women and three children, were injured in this fire incident.
According to divisional commissioner Devesh Chaturvedi, the fire was caused due to leakage in a gas cylinder. The fire was brought under control after half an hour but by that time the adjacent tent was already on fire.
IAF spokesperson, wing commander Gerard Galway said, ‘Eight pilgrims who had severe burn injuries in this incident were flown to Delhi on Saturday on a modified AN-32 ambulance transport aircraft on the request of Allahabad District administration.’ They were accompanied by eight attendants and a doctor and along with the injured, the plane also carried their family members and attendants.