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Amritsar: A fire broke out at the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar on Saturday afternoon, causing panic among patients and staff. However, no casualty or injury was reported. A blast took place in the transformer near the hospital OPD that led to the fire, which engulfed cardiology, X-ray and dermatology departments. The hospital is run under the supervision of Government Medical College.
Government Medical College Principal Rajiv Devgun told reporters that due to oil leakage, the transformer caught fire and thereafter a blast took place. All patients in the affected wards were evacuated timely. He said there was no loss of life but there was damage to the infrastructure of the hospital.
#WATCH | Fire broke out in the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar, Punjab. pic.twitter.com/p8ko100hRx
— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2022
Nearly ten fire tenders were rushed to put out the fire, which was doused in nearly 40 minutes. Punjab Public Works and Power Minister Harbhajan Singh visited the spot and took stock of the situation. He said a thorough probe will be carried out into the fire incident.
(With inputs from agency)
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