Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Godhra Hospital Fire Prompts Evacuation of Over 200 Patients
A fire started in a medicine storeroom at a hospital in Godhra around midnight.
More than 200 patients were inside, including pregnant women.
Hospital staff and emergency responders moved everyone to safety.
Firefighters worked to put out the flames and reportedly had some difficulty.
Many medicines in the storeroom may have been damaged.
Officials have not yet determined what caused the fire and are investigating.
The report also describes a separate fire at an eye hospital in Uttar Pradesh.
Firefighters quickly controlled that blaze, and no one was reported hurt.
A fire broke out around midnight in the medicine storeroom of Government Civil Hospital in Godhra.
More than 200 patients, including pregnant women, were evacuated safely.
Firefighters and police responded, but crews reportedly faced difficulties controlling the blaze.
A large quantity of medicines was reportedly damaged; the cause of the fire remains unknown and is under investigation.
Separately, a fire at Chakravarti Eye Hospital in Uttar Pradesh was quickly controlled, with no casualties reported.
- Who
- More than 200 patients, including pregnant women, were evacuated from Government Civil Hospital; firefighters and police responded.
- What
- A fire broke out in the hospital’s medicine storeroom, and patients were safely evacuated.
- When
- Around midnight; the report does not give a date.
- Where
- Government Civil Hospital affiliated with the Medical College in Godhra, Gujarat.
- Why
- The cause has not been determined; the administration has begun an investigation.
- Main incident
- Fire in the medicine storeroom at Government Civil Hospital in Godhra
- Patients evacuated
- More than 200, including pregnant women
- Casualties
- All patients were reported safely evacuated; no casualties were reported in the Godhra account
- Reported damage
- A large quantity of medicines in the storeroom was reportedly damaged
- Cause
- Not yet ascertained in the Godhra incident
- Investigation
- The hospital administration has initiated an investigation
- Separate incident
- A fire at Chakravarti Eye Hospital in Uttar Pradesh was brought under control; the fire department said there were no casualties