Shimla: A massive fire broke out in the new OPD block of Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital (IGMCH) on Thursday. The blaze was reportedly sparked by a gas cylinder explosion.
The incident created an atmosphere of chaos in the hospital and the patient and attendants were seen running away from the spot.
A fire broke out in the attic of a building of the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) here on Thursday following a cylinder blast in the cafeteria, officials said.
No casualty has been reported in the incident that took place in the new OPD building of the medical facility, they said.
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"We received a call at 8:50 am and six fire tenders from The Mall Road, Chotta Shimla and Boileauganj were rushed to the spot and the fire was stopped from spreading," fire officials told PTI. Loss of property is yet to be ascertained.
The column of smoke from the building was visible from long distances.
The attic of the new OPD building houses the cafeteria and the chambers of doctors. The new multi-storey OPD block, constructed at a cost of Rs 30.90 crore, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on March 9 last.
The building houses emergency unit, intensive care unit, special wards, isolation ward and physiotherapy ward, as well as computerised tomography scan, X-ray, sample collection and pathology lab facilities.
team had earlier reported that a fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward of Dungarpur Medical College in Rajasthan, a total of 12 children were rescued after the incident. The incident happened at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward of Dungarpur Medical College. The Medical Superintendent of the college, Dr Mahendra Damor informed that the fire was doused by three fire tenders and 12 children were rescued.
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