The death toll in the fire incident in Sahiwal’s Teaching Hospital has climbed to nine as two more children died on Tuesday. According to sources in the hospital, two more kids breathed their last taking the toll to nine in the fire incident reported in the children’s ward on Saturday last.
Meanwhile, the hospital administration acting quickly has got completed within 72 hours the repair work of the ward where the blaze had erupted due to the short-circuit. All facilities at the ward have been restored and the treatment of the patients were under way. The two kids which passed away were identified as Asia’s son and Bahadur’s son.—INP