Fire Breaks out at Eye7 Chaudhary Eye Center in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar
New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at Eye7 Chaudhary Eye Centre in South Delhi's Lajpat Nagar on Wednesday. As many as 16 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.
There are no reports of anyone being injured so far, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.
Police suspect that a short circuit on the ground floor of the two-story building caused the fire.
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According to a PTI news report, the call regarding the fire at Eye7 Chaudhary Eye Centre was received at 11.30 am and 12 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Later, four more were pressed into service. The firefighting operation is underway, the DFS official said.
According to the officials, those inside the hospital rushed out as soon as the fire broke out.
Several videos of the hospital fire are doing the rounds on social media. One of the videos showed the hospital building engulfed in flames and thick plumes of smoke rising in the sky.
Medical Dialogues team recently reported that seven newborns died and five got injured after a baby care centre in Delhi's Vivek Vihar caught fire. As per media reports, the hospital authorities did not possess a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Fire Department.
