Massive fire at Ahmedabad Hospital, 125 patients evacuated

Ahmedabad: A massive fire broke out in the basement of the 10-storey Rajasthan Hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in the early hours of Sunday, a total of 125 patients were evacuated and shifted to other hospitals.

A huge fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said. 

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ahmedabad Police Kanan Desai said that the police officials reached the spot of the incident after they received information about the fire at a hospital in Ahmedabad's Shahibaug area.

"Fire fighting teams are working to control the blaze. Smoke continues to emanate from the basement of the hospital where the fire broke out," he said. "Nearly 125 patients have been evacuated and shifted to different hospitals as a precautionary measure," the police inspector said.

An official from Sahibaug police station further noted that as per preliminary information, the fire broke out at around 4.30 am in the basement of Rajasthan Hospital, located in city's Sahibaug area.

DCP Kanan Desai further added that a team of Police officials, Fire Department officials, Municipal Corporation, and Traffic Police, along with the MLA and the local leaders are working towards the safety of the general public inside and around the hospital, reports ANI.

Ahmedabad Chief Fire and Emergency Officer Jayesh Khadiya said that the information about the fire incident at a hospital in the district's Shahibaug area was received in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Official also said that initially 5 fire tenders were sent to the place of the incident and shortly after which twenty-twenty-five tenders also reached the spot.

He also stated that the fire had started in the second basement of the hospital building due to some reason.

"We received information about the fire incident at around 4:30 in the morning today. We sent five fire tenders to the hospital initially. The fire had started in the second basement of the hospital," said Fire Official Jayesh Khadiya.

The official added that there were no reports of casualties or injuries.

Further details into the matter are awaited.