Mall, hospital managements to blame for Sunrise Hospital fire, says BMC probe panel

The probe committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has held that the managements of Dreams Mall and Sunrise Hospital did not take necessary precautions about safety of the premises and must be held responsible for the death of 11 Covid-19 patients who died in the fire on March 26.

The managements of Dreams Mall and Sunrise Hospital, where a fire killed 11 Covid-19 patients on March 26, did not take necessary precautions about safety of the premises and they must be held responsible for the tragedy, said a BMC-appointed panel in its probe report. The probe committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recommended cutting water and power supply of the mall and filing a criminal case against the owners and directors of the commercial establishment and Sunrise Hospital.