In Hyderabad, the second largest city of Sindh, it has been revealed that many government hospitals and buildings do not have fire safety equipment, while intensive care wards and children’s nurseries also did not have fire extinguishers, 8 buildings in Hyderabad were sealed.

Major deficiencies regarding fire safety arrangements have come to light in several government hospitals of Hyderabad city, including Liaquat University Hospital, the second largest government hospital of the province.

According to the preliminary audit report of Assistant Commissioner City Noor Hussain, the Emergency ICU and Pediatrics Nursery of Liaquat University Hospital also lacked fire extinguishers.

During the inspection, obstruction was also found at the fire emergency exit, fire extinguishers were expired, the same situation was found in many government hospitals including Bhatai.

According to Deputy Commissioner Hyderabad Zainul Abedin, fire safety audit of 728 buildings including 23 government hospitals was conducted, lack of safety equipment was found in 36 buildings while 8 buildings were sealed.

Citizens say that the flaws in the fire safety audit report are in place, but immediate safety measures should be ensured to deal with other emergencies including fire incidents.