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Fire breaks out inside OT room at hospital in Delhi's Malviya Nagar, no fatalities
Police said it started inside the OT room on the third floor due to an alleged short circuit.
A fire broke out inside the operation theatre of the Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital in south Delhi Malviya Nagar on Sunday. Fire officials said that while none of the patients or staffers were injured, one of the fire fighters was “affected” due to the smoke. He was taken to the hospital and is stable.
According to the police, a call about the fire was received around 10.45 am on Sunday. Police said the fire started inside the OT room on the third floor due to an alleged short circuit. The hospital also reacted to the incident later, saying the fire was caused by a short circuit.
Delhi Fire Services said firefighters reached the spot within 10 to 20 minutes of the call with eight fire tenders. “We sent teams and the patients and staff were timely evacuated. They were on the first floor and nobody was on the third floor. Everyone was safe. However, during the cooling operation, one of the firefighters felt slight discomfort due to the smoke. He was taken to the hospital and discharged in some time” said Delhi Fire Services senior official.
The Malviya Nagar-based hospital later reacted to the incident saying the fire was promptly contained by the emergency response team.
"There were no casualties, injury, or inconvenience caused, and all patients, staff, and visitors are safe. Hospital operations continue as normal without disruption," the statement read.
The hospital also said that stringent safety and emergency response protocols are in place across all its facilities, "which are regularly reviewed and rigorously implemented to ensure the highest level of preparedness and safety for patients, staff, and visitors at all times.”
Meanwhile, the DFS said the fire was controlled by 11.30 pm and no other casualties were reported. Police said they will check the cause of the fire.
In May this year, a massive fire at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) called Baby Care New Born hospital in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar killed seven babies. Police said the centre had violated safety and fire norms.
