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From ToI:
"A committee constituted by the district administration has found glaring negligence in the maintenance of infrastructure at Bikaner's PBM Hospital where a fire broke out on Sunday. Three infants were seriously injured in the incident.

According to sources, a short-circuit occurred due to faulty electricity wires. They said that the wires were very old and had no insulators on them at most places. These wires could not carry the load which was increasing over the years in the hospital.

Technical experts have expressed the need for immediate replacement of wires used for power supply. In their opinion, the present wires are not meant to resist heavy power load for running of equipment like Air-Conditioning Plant, X-Ray Machines, Warmer Radiators, Computers etc. Besides this, there is no system of periodical checking of power supply system. Although there is a separate electrical wing in PBM Hospital, it is not working properly due to shortage of staff."