Fire incidents were reported in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Safdarjung Hospitals on Monday. A fire broke out in a room adjacent to the operation theatre of Emergency Department in AIIMS here on Monday morning. No one was injured.
According to Atul Garg, the Director, Delhi Fire services (DFS), a call was received at 5:04 AM about a blaze in the operation theatre (OT) of Emergency Department and seven fire tenders were rushed to AIIMS.
“The fire was brought under control very quickly, said Garg, adding it broke out in the store room adjacent to the OT.
According to police, a Police Control Room (PCR) call was received at Hauz Khas police station at around 5.15 am about the blaze and on reaching AIIMS, sparking and smoke was observed in a dummy room near the casualty area.
“All the patients in the vicinity were evacuated. Seven fire brigade vehicles reached at the spot and extinguished the fire,” said Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district adding that the situation is now normal and under control, and there is neither any casualty nor any injury to any person.
Casualty area has been reopened for patients, the police said, adding an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause of the blaze.
Another minor blaze was reported at Safdarjung hospital. “A call was received at 7:58 AM about a fire near the canteen area of the hospital. Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot,” said Garg.
The fire broke out in an underground cable. It was brought under control very quickly and no injuries were reported, he said.