Over 100 Patients Evacuated As Fire Breaks Out In Tamil Nadu Hospital

Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.

Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospital block here on Wednesday and over 100 patients were swiftly shifted by officials averting a major mishap and the blaze was doused in a 3-hour battle by firefighters, authorities said. There were no loss of lives or injuries to anyone. The fire broke out at the old surgical unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and patients were quickly shifted to a nearby block by doctors, hospital staff and personnel of the TN Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) and the police department. All the 99 patients in the old surgical unit besides 3 in the Intensive Care Unit were safely evacuated. Electricity short circuit, which is suspected to be the cause of fire, witnessed explosion of 3 oxygen cylinders which led to panic for a while and ladders were used to bring down the patients through a window. TNFRS personnel also used a sky lift to rescue the patients and others stuck inside the block. Visuals of some patients trying to scramble to safety and a woman being carried by two nurses and a patient went viral on the social media. An explosion followed by the fire emanating from the block led to tense moments among the patients and their attendants.Chennai: A fire broke out in a state-run hospi