NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, APRIL 27
A fire broke out in a part of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital following which patients were evacuated to safety, said officials.
According to hospital officials, 33 patients were shifted from the fire-affected wards. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, who reached the hospital, told reporters: “The patients have been shifted to other wards safely. No one has been injured. The fire seems to be due to electricity leakage.”
The fire broke out in one of the older buildings, the new three blocks are safe from fire. So far no report of casualties or injuries has been reported, Principal Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said and added that the fire tenders have been deployed to put out the blaze. The hospital officials said oxygen cylinders too have been removed as a safety precaution.
