BBMP lab fire: CM Siddaramaiah, Dy CM Shivakumar visit injured in hospital, order probe

BENGALURU: Following the fire incident at the quality control lab on the premises of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) headquarters, in which nine employees sustained burn injuries, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday evening visited the injured in hospital and have also ordered an probe.

The CM and Deputy CM were accompanied by Cabinet Minister Ramalinga Reddy and others when they visited Victoria Hospital where the injured are undergoing treatment. They also visited the incident spot.

Siddaramaiah said that he has ordered in the hospital to give the best available treatment to the injured adding that he has also asked the BBMP Chief Commissioner to conduct an inquiry into the incident.

“There was a meeting happening in the quality control room and then a fire broke out in some other place. Then, people came out shouting. The meeting was happening on the top floor and smoke covered the whole place. When they tried to escape the fire, they sustained some injuries. People have sustained around 15-30 per cent burns. Doctors have suggested 48-hour observation and have said if the burns are less than 40 per cent, then there is no fear of death. I have suggested all 9 patients be treated in ICU and also I have suggested them to give the best available treatment and save them. Even though hands and faces have burns, luckily there have been no eye injuries”, the CM said.

He further said that anything about those under treatment can be said only after 48-hour observation. “I have asked the Chief Commissioner to conduct an enquiry why this happened, and police also will file an FIR. All inquiry will be done, and at present, as they’re under 48-hour observation, we can’t say what happened. As of now, it looks like all of them will live, doctors are the right people to look at the situation, we can only say after that”, he said.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that now the focus is to provide the injured the best treatment, adding that investigations will also happen. “Technically, we are focusing on providing the best treatment to the injured. We have suggested the same to officers, and also asked doctors to give proper treatment, investigations will happen, no need to discuss those things now”, Shivakumar said.

A fire broke out at the quality control lab on the premises of the BBMP office here on Friday evening when some tests were being conducted. According to BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath, eight people were injured and have been hospitalised.

“The incident took place around 5 pm and eight people were injured and they have been sent to hospital. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The cause of fire will be known after investigation”, BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath said. (ANI)