ICU patients shifted after fire breaks out at government hospital in Gujarat\'s Jamnagar

ICU patients shifted after fire breaks out at government hospital in Gujarat's Jamnagar

The fire broke out in the non-COVID ICU ward located in the old building of Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital around 3.30 am, a hospital official said.

Published: 25th August 2020 04:39 PM  |   Last Updated: 25th August 2020 04:54 PM   |  A+A-

Fire fighting teams rushed to the spot and efforts were on to douse the flames.

Fire fighting teams rushed to the spot and efforts were on to douse the flames. (Photo | ANI)

By PTI

JAMNAGAR: A fire broke out in a government hospital in Gujarat's Jamnagar city on Tuesday afternoon, following which several patients from its ICU ward were shifted to a nearby building, officials said.

There was no report of any casualty so far, they said.

The fire broke out in the non-COVID ICU ward located in the old building of Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital around 3.30 am, a hospital official said.

As smoke engulfed the ward, the hospital staff shifted several patients from there to a nearby building.

Fire fighting teams rushed to the spot and efforts were on to douse the flames, the official said.

(More inputs awaited)