There is no functioning fire extinguisher at the nursery of the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, the Jamaica Observer understands.
The matter arose after a fire broke out at the facility last Thursday night, leaving one nurse with a fractured wrist, and other workers having to be treated at the Accident and Emergency department of the adjoining Kingston Public Hospital.
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The nurse fractured her wrist in a bold bid, along with other staff members, to save over 20 babies who were being treated at the nursery, following the fire, caused by an air-conditioning unit which exploded.
“There is no fire extinguisher here just in case a fire breaks out, so if a fire starts, unless we move fast by using some skilful measures, we could be in trouble,” one maintenance worker told the Sunday Observer yesterday.
Those ‘skilful measures’ relate to the quick-thinking, fast-acting push by maintenance staff, headed by one popularly called ‘Carlos’ who kept the blaze in check and took the babies to safety.
“The maintenance staff was responsible for putting out the fire, while the nurses removed the babies and some of the other stuff. But one man stood out — Carlos. So by the time the fire brigade came, the firefighters had little to do, because the blaze was put out,” the worker said. more
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