Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan said here on Tuesday that the fire at the Kerala Medical Services Corporation’s (KMSC) warehouse at the Kinfra park here was suspicious.
Mr. Satheeshan said the blaze that occurred early Tuesday and claimed the life of a brave Fire and Rescue Services personnel came close on the heels of a similar blaze at the corporation’s godown in Kollam. Preliminary information suggested that the fire destroyed material procured by the KMSC to combat COVID-19 at higher-than-market rates.
The corporation is facing accusations that its COVID-19 procurement of protective gear and medicines at exaggerated rates sans competitive bidding through agents had cost the public exchequer an estimated loss of ₹1,032 crore.
