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.
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