New Delhi: A fire broke out in the ICU ward of Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi early on Wednesday morning. No casualty has been reported in the incident and the fire has been doused after some hours.
The fire department said the fire broke out in ward number 11 in H-Block of the ICU ward on the first floor of the building.
Around 60 patients were admitted in the ward, who were shifted to other wards and all were safe.
“We received a call around 6.35 a.m. that a fire broke out in Safdarjung Hospital. As many as 9 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and doused the fire,” said a fire official.
Safdarjung Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital and the largest Centre-run hospital in the country in terms of bed strength.
Ms Kalinga