Fire At Amri Hospital

More than four years after 90 people died at AMRI hospital in Kolkata, choked to death by fumes from a fire in the basement, charges have been framed against 16 accused. Trial will begin on September 5.

Three years ago, on this day, 92 people were killed in a fire at the AMRI hospital in Kolkata, leaving hundreds of friends and relatives bereaved.

It's an anniversary no one wants to observe. But there is no escaping the memories of December 9, 2011 when 93 patients at the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata were virtually gassed to death in their hospital beds. A fire in the basement sent noxious smoke surging through the air conditioning ducts. The building was centrally air conditioned and ther...

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director SK Todi, who was booked with 15 others in connection with the fire tragedy at the medical centre that claimed 94 lives last December.

Two top Kolkata doctors have been arrested in connection with the fire tragedy at the AMRI hospital in the city. A pre-dawn blaze at the hospital on December 9 last year had left over 90 people dead. Most of them were patients who choked to death due to toxic smoke.

A day after industry lobby FICCI urged the West Bengal government to release the seven AMRI Hospital directors who were arrested after a fire killed 93 people at the premises, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the law would take its own course in the case.

The West Bengal government Monday started paying compensation to the family members of the victims of AMRI hospital fire which left 93 people dead. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced compensation of Rs 300,000 for the family members of the victims. On Monday, family members of 29 victims were handed over the cheques at the Kolkata Police ...

A city court on Tuesday extended the police remand of six arrested directors of the AMRI hospital by three days in response to a plea filed by the Kolkata Police. Ninety one people had been killed in a fire at the hospital on Dec 9.

Even as Visakhapatnam has emerged as the health hub of the north coastal Andhra and neighbouring Odisha and Chhattisgarh, fire safety arrangements continue to be poor at a majority of the hospitals in the city, ringing alarm bells for the patients and their families.

Three days after a deadly fire engulfed it killing 91 people, the posh AMRI Hospital at Dhakuria in south Kolkata has temporarily withdrawn patient-related services at two of its wings that continued to function after the tragedy.

Days after Kolkata helplessly watched its fancy AMRI Hospital go up in smoke, comes the chilling diagnosis that the city's poshest hospital - Woodlands - is also a danger zone. 91 people died at AMRI on Friday, paying the humongous price for a series of lapses by both the hospital and the city's administration which overlooked them.

Two nurses, who died while saving the lives of patients during a devastating fire at a Kolkata hospital last week, were accorded state funerals in Kerala on Monday.

A young man, who risked his life to rescue a number of patients from the fire-ravaged Annexe-I building of the AMRI hospital on Friday, is now fighting for his own life at a city hospital.

The devastating fire at Kolkata's AMRI Hospital early Friday morning was one of the worst tragedies to have hit the city in recent times. But in those dark hours, there were a few heroes who gave a new lease of life to many people.

In a welcome surprise, industrialist Ratan Tata seems to have left behind his Singur face-off with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by backing her in wake of the fire tragedy at Kolkata's AMRI Hospital.

More than four years after 90 people died at AMRI hospital in Kolkata, choked to death by fumes from a fire in the basement, charges have been framed against 16 accused. Trial will begin on September 5.

Three years ago, on this day, 92 people were killed in a fire at the AMRI hospital in Kolkata, leaving hundreds of friends and relatives bereaved.

It's an anniversary no one wants to observe. But there is no escaping the memories of December 9, 2011 when 93 patients at the AMRI hospital in south Kolkata were virtually gassed to death in their hospital beds. A fire in the basement sent noxious smoke surging through the air conditioning ducts. The building was centrally air conditioned and ther...

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director SK Todi, who was booked with 15 others in connection with the fire tragedy at the medical centre that claimed 94 lives last December.

Two top Kolkata doctors have been arrested in connection with the fire tragedy at the AMRI hospital in the city. A pre-dawn blaze at the hospital on December 9 last year had left over 90 people dead. Most of them were patients who choked to death due to toxic smoke.

A day after industry lobby FICCI urged the West Bengal government to release the seven AMRI Hospital directors who were arrested after a fire killed 93 people at the premises, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the law would take its own course in the case.

The West Bengal government Monday started paying compensation to the family members of the victims of AMRI hospital fire which left 93 people dead. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced compensation of Rs 300,000 for the family members of the victims. On Monday, family members of 29 victims were handed over the cheques at the Kolkata Police ...

A city court on Tuesday extended the police remand of six arrested directors of the AMRI hospital by three days in response to a plea filed by the Kolkata Police. Ninety one people had been killed in a fire at the hospital on Dec 9.

Even as Visakhapatnam has emerged as the health hub of the north coastal Andhra and neighbouring Odisha and Chhattisgarh, fire safety arrangements continue to be poor at a majority of the hospitals in the city, ringing alarm bells for the patients and their families.

Three days after a deadly fire engulfed it killing 91 people, the posh AMRI Hospital at Dhakuria in south Kolkata has temporarily withdrawn patient-related services at two of its wings that continued to function after the tragedy.

Days after Kolkata helplessly watched its fancy AMRI Hospital go up in smoke, comes the chilling diagnosis that the city's poshest hospital - Woodlands - is also a danger zone. 91 people died at AMRI on Friday, paying the humongous price for a series of lapses by both the hospital and the city's administration which overlooked them.

Two nurses, who died while saving the lives of patients during a devastating fire at a Kolkata hospital last week, were accorded state funerals in Kerala on Monday.

A young man, who risked his life to rescue a number of patients from the fire-ravaged Annexe-I building of the AMRI hospital on Friday, is now fighting for his own life at a city hospital.

The devastating fire at Kolkata's AMRI Hospital early Friday morning was one of the worst tragedies to have hit the city in recent times. But in those dark hours, there were a few heroes who gave a new lease of life to many people.

In a welcome surprise, industrialist Ratan Tata seems to have left behind his Singur face-off with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by backing her in wake of the fire tragedy at Kolkata's AMRI Hospital.