Maha: 19 patients, staff of Max Neuro hospital evacuated after blaze in adjacent scrap yard
"As the fire was close to the Max Neuro Hospital and there were chances that it may be affected by the blaze, all 19 patients were evacuated from there and shifted to a nearby hospital," said the fire brigade official from Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.;
Pune: Over 19 patients and staff were evacuated from Max Neuro Hospital as a safety measure after a fire gutted a nearby scrap yard in the Kasarwadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad in the Pune district late last night.
No one was injured in the blaze, said an official.
The fire broke out at around 2 am at the scrap yard of used tyres in the Kasarwadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad township, the official said.
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"As the fire was close to the Max Neuro Hospital and there were chances that it may be affected by the blaze, all 19 patients were evacuated from there and shifted to a nearby hospital," said the fire brigade official from Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.
Fourteen fire vehicles were pressed into action and the blaze was doused by 5 am, he said.
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