Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Ballia Hospital Treats Patients with Flashlights During Blackout
Imagine a hospital where the power goes out!
That's what happened in Ballia, India.
The regular power and backup generator failed.
Doctors had to use their phone flashlights to see and treat patients.
People posted videos online.
Because of this, the hospital added new lights to help prevent this from happening again.
A power outage and generator failure caused a blackout at Ballia District Hospital.
Doctors treated patients using mobile phone flashlights.
The outage occurred on Friday evening and lasted 45 minutes.
Videos of the incident were shared on social media.
Inverters have been installed in the emergency room following the incident.
- Who
- Doctors, patients, hospital staff, and social media users
- What
- Patients were treated using mobile torchlight due to a power outage and generator malfunction.
- When
- Friday evening, July 25th
- Where
- Ballia District Hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- Due to a power outage and generator failure.
Aam Aadmi Party
UP Congress
Healthcare Quality
Aam Aadmi Party
The incident reflects poorly on the current healthcare system under the ruling party.
UP Congress
N/A
Government Accountability
Aam Aadmi Party
The lack of infrastructure shows a lack of policy and intention to improve healthcare facilities.
UP Congress
N/A
- Hospital
- Ballia District Hospital
- Incident
- Patients treated in torchlight
- Cause
- Power outage and generator failure
- Outage Duration
- 45 minutes
- Response
- Installation of inverters
Sources
Patients treated in torchlight at Ballia hospital due to power outage, glitch in generator
Patients Treated in Torchlight at Ballia Hospital After Power Outage
Hospital In UP's Ballia Treats Patients Under Torchlight After Power Backup Fails | Video
Patients treated in torchlight at UP hospital
