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Bhopal Hospital Fire Prompts Rescue of 21 Patients
A fire started inside a hospital in Bhopal on Friday night.
It began in the emergency room on the ground floor.
Officials think an electrical board may have short-circuited.
The hospital’s electricity was turned off to keep people safe.
This made moving some patients, especially those in intensive care, more difficult.
Police officers and hospital workers carried or supported patients while evacuating them.
All 21 patients were moved to another hospital called Sahara Hospital.
Firefighters put out the fire, and no one was reported killed or injured.
A fire broke out in Deepshikha Hospital’s ground-floor emergency room in Bhopal around 10:35 p.m. on Friday.
A short circuit in an electrical board is suspected to have started the blaze.
Police and hospital staff evacuated all 21 patients, including five to six ICU patients, to Sahara Hospital.
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation’s firefighters brought the fire under control by about 11 p.m.
No casualties were reported, while the hospital remained evacuated and its power supply disconnected pending further investigation.
- Who
- Patients, hospital staff, Bagsewaniya police personnel, and Bhopal Municipal Corporation firefighters were involved.
- What
- A fire broke out in the emergency room of Deepshikha Hospital, and 21 patients were evacuated.
- Where
- Deepshikha Hospital in Vidya Nagar on Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Friday night, at around 10:35 p.m.; the fire was brought under control by about 11 p.m.
- Why
- A short circuit in an electrical board is suspected, though the exact cause remains under investigation.
Key facts
- Hospital
- Deepshikha Hospital
- Location
- Vidya Nagar, Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal
- Fire location
- Ground-floor emergency room
- Patients evacuated
- 21
- ICU patients
- Five to six patients were receiving intensive care
- Evacuation destination
- Sahara Hospital
- Reported casualties
- No casualties were reported
- Suspected cause
- A short circuit in an electrical board
Sources
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