A staff member of Amri Hospital is rescued from the fire engulfing the private hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on December 9, 2011.'I can confirm that at least 30 people have lost their lives in the incident,' Deputy Police Commissioner B. Dasgupta told.
A crowd holds a placard and stands outside AMRI Hospital where a fire Friday killed dozens, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The private Indian hospital had failed to update its safety procedures despite being ordered to do so months ago, officials said Saturday. Most of the victims died in their beds from inhaling noxious black smoke that filled the rooms and corridors of one of AMRI Hospital's three buildings after the fire broke out before dawn Friday in the basement and medical staff fled the scene.
People stand outside the closed gate of AMRI Hospital where a fire Friday killed dozens, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The private Indian hospital had failed to update its safety procedures despite being ordered to do so months ago, officials said Saturday. Most of the victims died in their beds from inhaling noxious black smoke that filled the rooms and corridors of one of AMRI Hospital's three buildings after the fire broke out before dawn Friday in the basement and medical staff fled the scene. Note on gate reads "We are sorry that because of our negligence you have lost your lives. We hope you will rest in peace."
Lopamudra Nandi performs rituals around the body of her brother Amitabh Das, 33, a victim of a fire at AMRI hospital, at an electric crematorium in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The private Indian hospital where dozens of people died in a massive fire had failed to update its safety procedures despite being ordered to do so months ago, officials said Saturday. Most of the victims died in their beds from inhaling noxious black smoke that filled the rooms and corridors of one of AMRI Hospital's three buildings after the fire broke out before dawn Friday in the basement and medical staff fled the scene.
The body of Amitabh Das, 33, a victim of a fire at AMRI hospital, lies at an electric crematorium in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The private Indian hospital where dozens of people died in a massive fire had failed to update its safety procedures despite being ordered to do so months ago, officials said Saturday. Most of the victims died in their beds from inhaling noxious black smoke that filled the rooms and corridors of one of AMRI Hospital's three buildings after the fire broke out before dawn Friday in the basement and medical staff fled the scene.
R.S. Agarwal, one of the main accused in the Amri hospital fire, is brought to a court in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Six of the seven arrested directors of the AMRI private hospital where dozens died in a massive fire, were Saturday remanded to 10- day police custody by a court. The hospital had failed to update its safety procedures despite being ordered to do so months ago, officials said Saturday.
