Fire at Delhi AIIMS Mother and Child Block

Published On 2025-08-16 06:01 GMT   |   Update On 2025-08-16 06:01 GMT
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New Delhi: A fire broke out at the Mother and Child Block of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Thursday evening. 10 fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot to control the blaze, a fire official said. 

No casualty was reported in the blaze, he said.

Hospital authorities said the situation was brought under control and that there was no impact on any patient care activities.

The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officer said a call regarding the fire was received at 5.15 pm. "We rushed 10 fire tenders to the hospital and firefighting operations are ongoing," he said, news agency PTI reported.

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AIIMS issued a statement saying smoke was reported from the service floor of the Mother and Child Block of AIIMS, New Delhi.

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Fire response teams were immediately alerted, and the in-house team of Delhi Fire Services also reported to the site immediately.   

"With the swift response of the AIIMS fire response team and Delhi Fire Services team, the site of the said smoke was identified as a short circuit in the indoor unit of the air conditioner installed in a laboratory on the service floor of Mother and Child Block," the hospital said, reports PTI.

The situation was brought under control immediately, and no major evacuation was necessitated, it stated.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in an unfortunate incident, a massive fire broke out at Kosmos Hospital in Anand Vihar, East Delhi, on Saturday afternoon, leaving one person dead and at least 10 injured, Delhi Fire Service officials said. According to the officials, a call about the blaze was received at 12.12 pm, following which eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.  

Also Read:Fire at Anand Vihar Hospital kills 1, Injures 10

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