JAMSHEDPUR: Three patients were killed and two others injured when a third-floor balcony of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital in Jharkhand's Sakchi collapsed Saturday evening.
One of the injured has been shifted to Tata Main Hospital for advanced treatment, a source said. The bodies of David Johnson (75) and Lukas Tirki (61) were recovered from the debris on Saturday, while that of Srichand Tanti (67) was found post-midnight.
The hospital's deputy superintendent Nakul Chaudhary said 15 patients were in the medicine ward on the second floor when the balcony roof collapsed on them. The hospital rescue team safely evacuated 10 of them.
On CM Hemant Soren's instruction, East Singhbhum DC Ananya Mittal has constituted a team to investigate the accident and submit a report within two days.
State health minister Irfan Ansari announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased andRs 50,000 each to the injured.
One of the injured has been shifted to Tata Main Hospital for advanced treatment, a source said. The bodies of David Johnson (75) and Lukas Tirki (61) were recovered from the debris on Saturday, while that of Srichand Tanti (67) was found post-midnight.
The hospital's deputy superintendent Nakul Chaudhary said 15 patients were in the medicine ward on the second floor when the balcony roof collapsed on them. The hospital rescue team safely evacuated 10 of them.
On CM Hemant Soren's instruction, East Singhbhum DC Ananya Mittal has constituted a team to investigate the accident and submit a report within two days.
State health minister Irfan Ansari announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased andRs 50,000 each to the injured.
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