<p>Fire broke out in the main building of Safdarjung Hospital here on Wednesday afternoon, but no injuries were reported. Four fire tenders were called to extinguish the fire.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The building houses operation theatres (OT) on four out of its five floors. The fire broke out at 4:10 pm outside the OT on the first floor near the false ceiling and old furniture. It spread to other floors too. Official sources cited short-circuit as a possible reason.<br /><br />No one was injured and very few people had to be evacuated due to the timing of the incident. The time for the outpatient departments (OPDs) was over and only a few people had come to the emergency section at that time. Sources said the timing of the incident helped to ward off a major mishap.<br /><br />“If the fire had broken out before 3 pm, it would have affected a lot of people. Operations are conducted till that time and a lot of family members are present with the person to be operated upon. The number of staff members and doctors is also high that time,” said a staff member.<br /><br />He said the problem should be looked into urgently. “There are a number of open (power) sockets in the hospital, which have a huge potential for fire break-outs. Despite repeated requests, no one has ever repaired them,” he said.<br /></p>
<p>Fire broke out in the main building of Safdarjung Hospital here on Wednesday afternoon, but no injuries were reported. Four fire tenders were called to extinguish the fire.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The building houses operation theatres (OT) on four out of its five floors. The fire broke out at 4:10 pm outside the OT on the first floor near the false ceiling and old furniture. It spread to other floors too. Official sources cited short-circuit as a possible reason.<br /><br />No one was injured and very few people had to be evacuated due to the timing of the incident. The time for the outpatient departments (OPDs) was over and only a few people had come to the emergency section at that time. Sources said the timing of the incident helped to ward off a major mishap.<br /><br />“If the fire had broken out before 3 pm, it would have affected a lot of people. Operations are conducted till that time and a lot of family members are present with the person to be operated upon. The number of staff members and doctors is also high that time,” said a staff member.<br /><br />He said the problem should be looked into urgently. “There are a number of open (power) sockets in the hospital, which have a huge potential for fire break-outs. Despite repeated requests, no one has ever repaired them,” he said.<br /></p>
