Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Amravati Hospital Fire Prompts Suspensions, Blacklisting Over Safety Lapses
A fire happened in a newborn care unit at a government hospital in Amravati.
Three newborn babies died.
An investigation looked at what went wrong.
It found that some medical equipment was not properly maintained.
The fire alarms and sprinklers did not work.
The fire pump house was locked when the fire started.
Five officials have been suspended.
The government is also considering blacklisting two companies and taking disciplinary action.
Five officials were suspended after an inquiry into the August 24 hospital fire.
The fire at Amravati District Women’s Hospital killed three newborns.
Investigators found maintenance failures involving ventilators and other medical equipment.
Fire alarms and sprinkler systems were non-functional, while the fire pump house was locked.
The Maharashtra government ordered disciplinary proceedings and began action to blacklist two companies.
- Who
- Three newborns died; five officials were suspended, and two companies face blacklisting.
- What
- A fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit of a government hospital, followed by an inquiry and disciplinary action.
- When
- The fire occurred on August 24; the inquiry report was later submitted to the Maharashtra government.
- Where
- Amravati District Women’s Hospital in Amravati district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The inquiry found serious safety and maintenance lapses, including non-functional alarms and sprinklers and a locked fire pump house.
- Incident
- Fire at the Special Newborn Care Unit of Amravati District Women’s Hospital
- Deaths
- Three newborns
- Incident date
- August 24
- Officials suspended
- Five
- Companies facing blacklisting
- Two
- Identified lapses
- Poor maintenance of ventilators and medical equipment; non-functional fire alarms and sprinklers
- Additional safety failure
- The fire pump house was locked when the fire broke out
- Inquiry head
- Health Services Commissioner Sanjay Katkar