5 patients die in Kanpur hospital allegedly due to AC-failure
Five elderly patients died in the ICU of the state-run Lala Lajpat Rai hospital in Kanpur during the last two days, with their attendants citing AC plant failure as the reason of their death. The principal of the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College, under which the hospital functions, however, refuted the charges, saying the patients died due to serious illness.
Technicians to rectify AC problem, probe instituted
"There were problems in the AC plant yesterday. The problems were fixed, but they again cropped up," principal Navneet Kumar said, adding that the ICU has serious patients but none died due to AC failure. He said the technicians have been asked to rectify the problem in the AC at the earliest and a probe has been instituted into the matter.
Names of the deceased
The deceased patients were identified as Indrapal (75) of Nurwal, Ganga Prasad Yadav (75) of Budhi-Khera Unnao, Rasool Baksh (62) of Sandeela Hardoi, Murari Lal (65) of Azamgarh and another person whose identity could not be established immediately.
