Suri Sadar Hospital Bans In-Ward Mobile Charging After Explosion Scare

• Suri Sadar Hospital implements new rules for mobile phone use after a guardian's phone exploded in the pediatric ward.
• The incident, where a phone on charge or recently charged emitted smoke, caused panic among patients and mothers.
• Hospital Superintendent Prakash Chandra Bag deemed the incident 'highly undesirable' and highlighted the dangers of charging phones in wards.
• New rules prohibit mobile phone charging inside wards, especially near medical equipment like nebulizers.
• Awareness campaigns and alternative charging facilities are being set up, with a special shed planned for the old building.