Meerut: 5 die in private hospital, kin allege unit ran out of oxygen

MEERUT: A huge ruckus ensued at a private hospital in Meerut on Sunday night after five patients died allegedly due to lack of oxygen. After the alert, a team consisting of chief medical officer Akhilesh Mohan and a contingent of cops arrived at the scene to contain the situation.
“When I reached there, the oxygen supply was there. But I think people who were severely sick and on high oxygen flow might have faced problems.A probe has been initiated and the team will look into all the aspects of the incident,” the CMO said.
Meanwhile, families of the deceased claimed the hospital ran out of oxygen and did not intimate the attendants to make alternate arrangements. Atul Gupta, a city trader whose brother-in-law Ashok Goyal
(57), a provision store owner, was admitted in a private hospital succumbed to the alleged lack of oxygen.
“We spoke to the patient. He said the hospital ran out of oxygen around
6. There was no attendant in sight. Had my brother-in-law received oxygen on time, he could have been saved,” Gupta said.