Ambulances sent for victims at Hyderabad’s Gulzar Houz fire accident had oxygen, says DPH

Director of Public Health (DPH), Telangana State, Dr B Ravinder Nayak, on Monday said that there was no shortage of oxygen in ambulances that arrived for victims at the Gulzar Houz fire accident on Sunday

Hyderabad: Director of Public Health (DPH), Telangana State, Dr B Ravinder Nayak, on Monday said that there was no shortage of oxygen in ambulances that arrived for victims at the Gulzar Houz fire accident on Sunday.

“The first patient was shifted from the incident site to OGH at 6:25 am in ambulance number TS08UL5682 on May 18. In total, 8 ambulances were dispatched to the scene. Altogether, 15 patients were transported via 108 ambulances to OGH, Care Hospitals, Apollo, and Yashoda hospitals,” he said.

“Every ambulance was equipped with oxygen support,” Dr Nayak stated, adding that immediately after the incident, a team of doctors was sent to the location of the accident and another team of specialists was kept on standby at OGH to treat the injured.

Regrettably, all victims lost their lives in the tragic fire. However, efforts were made to complete post-mortem procedures swiftly to minimize distress to the families of the deceased, he added.