Minor Fire At AIIMS Delhi's ICU Ward, No Casualties Reported
A fire broke out in the emergency ward of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Monday morning
New Delhi: A minor fire broke out at the main emergency ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi in the early hours of Monday. No casualties and injuries have been reported yet.
According to the fire officials, a call was reported around 5.15 am from the casualty area of the hospital, following which seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The fire was brought under control soon, said the fire officials.
"Sparking and smoke seen in a dummy room of AIIMS hospital near the casualty area. All patients were evacuated from the affected area. Seven fire brigade vehicles reached 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, DCP South Atul Thakur was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
All the patients from the vicinity were evacuated and rescued from the affected areas, he said.
Thakur said that the situation is now normal and under control and there is neither any casualty nor any injury to any person.
An investigation has been launched to ascertain the cause of the fire. "Casualty has been reopened for patients," he said
(with agency inputs)
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