Bhubaneswar, July 15: Following a fire incident in Cuttack, the state Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department has suspended Trisha Hospital's empanelment under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY).

In a letter to Trisha Hospital on Sunday, the H&FW Department stated, “It is to inform you that pending enquiry by the Health and Family Welfare Department and Fire Department; the empanelment of Trisha Hospital under BSKY is hereby suspended due to the recent fire incident at the hospital.”

Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja has directed the formation of a special task force comprising officials from the Health, Home, and Energy departments to ensure proper fire safety measures are installed and guidelines followed at all hospitals in the state.

On Saturday, a fire broke out at two nursing homes operating from the same building in Telanga Bazar, Cuttack. Around 45 patients narrowly escaped the inferno, which was reportedly caused by a short circuit.

Tragically, a seven-day-old child who was transferred to Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack after the fire at Trisha Hospital on Saturday, died earlier on Sunday while undergoing treatment.

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