Loose fire extinguisher kills hospital employee

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An employee of a private hospital in Narahenpita, who was being treated after being hit by a fire extinguisher which had broken loose died last night from the injuries she suffered, police said.

Two other employees were also injured when they were checking out the hospital’s fire extinguishers. “They were checking the fire extinguishers when one of them had come loose from its moorings and hit the employees,” Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

He said the victims were admitted to the private hospital they were employed at and one woman had died yesterday.

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Rubert Vanderkoon Tuesday, 27 May 2014 09:20 AM

So the police spokesman had nothing else to say as to who was arrested or which police officer has got the santhosam to avoid arrests.

HellWelcomes Tuesday, 27 May 2014 09:21 AM

The account of the incident is unbelievable.
Were the fire extinguishers fixed above the reach of employees? It is up to the hospital's safety dept.

Grace Tuesday, 27 May 2014 09:36 AM

Is 'preventive maintenance' done according to schedule, in the hospital?

Fire Fighter Tuesday, 27 May 2014 07:21 PM

Fire Extinguishers are to be placed at a convenient height in which a person does not have to bend down in half or reach up on his toes to take a Fire Extinguisher from a Fire Point. There appears to be something wrong with the positioning of the Extinguisher in this case. via DM iPad app

Asoka Thursday, 29 May 2014 07:10 AM

can't this be a foreign conspiracy...???

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