Metro Hospital fire incidence: Hospital did not have fire clearance says officials

"There were two buildings that the hospital has. One of them had an NoC and the other one did not. Later, the hospital demolished the two buildings and built a single structure which did not have an NoC," he claimed.

However, when contacted, a senior official of the Metro Hospital group claimed, "We have followed all the norms".

Meanwhile, the police said they are yet to receive any information in this regard from the district administration.

"Following the incident, a case was registered against unidentified persons. After we receive an intimation from the district administration, we will lodge a case against the persons who are at fault," said a senior police officer.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a major fire broke out at a in Delhi's Metro Hospital in which 84 patients were evacuated from the building, officials said.

Some patients suffered minor injuries in the rescue operation in the fire that broke out on the second floor of the Metro Hospital and Cancer Institute.

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