Fire breaks out at Niloufer Hospital, patients evacuated

Hyderabad: A fire broke out in government-run Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening, officials said. There were no reports of any injuries or casualties.

The fire started from the biochemistry laboratory wing on the first floor of the old building, apparently due to a short circuit.

Thick smoke billowing out of the wing spread to other parts of the building, sending panic among patients and their attendants.

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Some of the women and children undergoing treatment were shifted as a precautionary measure. A fire engine rushed to the spot and doused the fire.

Hospital Superintendent Usha Rani said no one was injured in the incident. The fire was suspected to have started from a refrigerator in the biochemistry lab. She said the hospital immediately used fire extinguishers.

As rubber material caught fire, it resulted in thick smoke which triggered some panic.

Located in the Lakdikapul area in the heart of the city, Niloufer Hospital for Women and Children is one of the oldest and biggest government-run hospitals in Telangana.

As per a media report in TOI, “The fire was extinguished before we reached there. It was a very small category fire, possibly due to internal leakage in the printer. We did not find any burnt which rules out short circuit. We evacuated the patients after we reached there,'' said assembly fire station officer K Chandrasekhar.