Ahmedabad plane crash: National Burns Centre prepares 20 beds for crash victims

Rescue operations on at the BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad. Pic/Mayur Bhatt

The National Burns Center, a specialised centre for the treatment of burn-related injuries in Navi Mumbai, has kept 20 beds ready in view of the crash of an Air India plane in Ahmedabad, a senior official said.

"Considering the seriousness of the Ahmedabad-London flight crash incident, we have kept 20 beds ready on our own," said Dr Sunil Keswani, medical director and secretary of the Indian Burns Research Society.

"We have yet to receive any request about keeping beds ready," he said, adding the centre can prepare another 20 beds within an hour's notice. Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has a 50-bed burns ward, he said.