Noted industrialists S.K. Todi and R.S. Goenka and four other directors of the city's AMRI hospital, where a fire broke out claiming 73 lives Friday, were arrested and booked for several non-bailable offences, police said. The hospital's licence was also cancelled, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced.
S.K. Todi is the chairman of the Shrachi Group while R.S. Goenka is the chairman of the Emami Group. They had co-founded the hospital, located in the fairly upscale Dhakuria neighbourhood, in 1996 along with the West Bengal government.
At least 70 patients and three staffers of the AMRI hospital were killed when a blaze started in the basement of the Annexe-1 building early Friday and toxic fumes quickly spread to the other floors, trapping hundreds of people.
'The licence of the hospital has already been cancelled. Once the rescue operation is over, the hospital will be sealed,' Banerjee said.
A high-powered committee has been formed to probe the incident.
S.K. Todi is the chairman of the Shrachi Group while R.S. Goenka is the chairman of the Emami Group. They had co-founded the hospital, located in the fairly upscale Dhakuria neighbourhood, in 1996 along with the West Bengal government.
At least 70 patients and three staffers of the AMRI hospital were killed when a blaze started in the basement of the Annexe-1 building early Friday and toxic fumes quickly spread to the other floors, trapping hundreds of people.
'The licence of the hospital has already been cancelled. Once the rescue operation is over, the hospital will be sealed,' Banerjee said.
A high-powered committee has been formed to probe the incident.
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