26 newborns evacuated after fire breaks out at Kalaburagi hospital
PTI | HT Correspondent, Kalaburagi
Mar 23, 2016 08:34 PM IST
The fire was triggered by a short-circuit in an air-conditioner. Alert doctors and hospital staff acted swiftly to shift the infants
26 infants were evacuated safely after a fire broke out at a district general hospital in Kalaburagi on Wednesday, police said.
The fire was triggered by a short-circuit in an air-conditioner. However, alert doctors and hospital staff acted swiftly to shift the infants, police said.
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“All the 26 infants were transferred to private hospitals. No infant has been affected by the incident. Short-circuit in the AC is suspected to have caused the blast,” district surgeon Nalini Namoshi said.
A fire tender was rushed to the spot and the fire was put out, police said.
Karnataka medical education minister Sharan Prakash Patil has sought a report on the incident, officials said.
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