Fire breaks out at Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi govt hospital, all patients evacuated
India Today
A fire broke out at Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi government hospital on Wednesday. Officials reported that all patients in the affected wing have been evacuated.
A fire broke out at Tower 2 of Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi government hospital on Wednesday. According to a report by ANI, all the patients in the tower have been evacuated safely.
Rescue operations are on with fire tenders trying to douse the fire. In the beginning, fire fighters had a hard time evacuating the patients from the site due to severe smoke from the fire.
According to Tamil Nadu's principal secretary for health, J Radhakrishnan, the fire broke out in one of the older buildings. He said the next three blocks are safe from fire. So far no reports of casualties or injuries have been reported.
All patients have been evacuated safely. The fire broke out in one of the older buildings, the new three blocks are safe from fire. So far no report of casualties or injuries have been reported: Principal Secretary-Health, Dr J Radhakrishnan pic.twitter.com/al6f1Z29R9
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
