Fire breaks out at cancer hospital; no injuries

At the time of the fire, dozens of patients and attendants were in the building, fire officials said, adding all were safely evacuated.

A fire broke out in the operation theatre (OT) building of Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute and Hospital (KSSSCIH) here on Monday afternoon, fire officials said, adding no injuries were reported in the incident.

“No one was hurt... The fire broke out in the battery room on the second floor of the OT Block of the hospital causing panic among the staff and attendants,” said chief fire officer Mangesh Kumar.

According to fire officials, two smoke exhausters and seven firefighting vehicles from various fire stations took almost two hours to put out the fire.

The popular cancer care hospital is located near Ahmamau Crossing on Sultanpur Road of the state capital.

“No one was hurt... The fire broke out in the battery room on the second floor of the OT Block of the hospital causing panic among the staff and attendants,” said chief fire officer Mangesh Kumar. “The fire was put out after two hours of struggle.”

“At the time of the fire, dozens of patients and attendants were trapped... The fire started in the battery room, which had inflammable materials,” the CFO said, adding all persons in the building were safely evacuated.

“We’ve 25 operating theatres, out of which four are on the second floor. The third floor has no patient care facility, and the fourth doesn’t have any public movement,” said Dr Devashish Shukla, the medical superintendent, said.

However, one of the scheduled surgeries had to be postponed.