Minor fire breaks out at AIIMS hospital in Delhi, no injuries reported
Premium- The fire was brought under control and no injury was reported in the incident according to Delhi Fire Department
A minor fire today broke out in the early morning in the storeroom of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi, news agency ANI reported. The incident took place at around 5 am in a room adjacent to the operation theatre of the Emergency Department.
The fire was brought under control and no injury was reported in the incident according to Delhi Fire Department. The cause of the fire is not known yet and the extent of damage has not been ascertained so far.
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A call was received at 5.04 am about a blaze in the operation theatre (OT) of Emergency Department and seven fire tenders were rushed to AIIMS, Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said.
The fire was brought under control very quickly, he said, adding it broke out in the store room adjacent to the OT. According to police, a PCR call was received at Hauz Khas police station at around 5.15 am about the blaze and on reaching AIIMS, sparking and smoke was observed in a dummy room near the casualty area. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said, "All the patients in the vicinity were evacuated. Seven fire brigade vehicles reached at the spot and extinguished the fire." The situation is now normal and under control, and there is neither any casualty nor any injury to any person, he said. Casualty area has been reopened for patients, the police said, adding an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause of the blaze.
Earlier on 16 June a fire broke out at an AIIMS hospital building on the ninth floor of the hospital's Convergence Block.
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