Lucknow Hospital Fire Update: Blaze That Erupted at Lokbandhu Hospital Doused, All Patients Safely Shifted to Other Facilities (Watch Videos)
Lucknow, April 15: A fire that broke out at a Lokbandhu Hospital in Lucknow late on Monday night has been doused and all patients from the affected wards have been rescued and shifted to other medical facilities, officials said on Tuesday. Speaking to ANI, District Magistrate Visakh G Iyer said, “The fire has been doused, and all the patients of the three wards have been rescued and referred to other facilities. None of the patients are stuck inside.”
In a recent development, the Principal Secretary of Health, Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma, said, “No casualty or injury has been reported in the incident. All the patients have been shifted to another hospital. We have spoken to the management of those hospitals, too. The fire has been doused off. The reasons are not yet clear.” Lokbandhu Hospital Fire: Several Patients Safely Relocated After Massive Blaze Erupts at Lucknow Hospital; 5 Stable, Say Officials (Watch Video).
Fire Broke Out at Lokbandhu Hospital in Lucknow
#WATCH | Lucknow Hospital Fire | District Magistrate Visakh G Iyer says, “As soon we received the information of fire in Lokbandhu Hospital, we dispatched a team of Fire and Rescue department. They initiated the rescue operation. ICU, a female ward and another ward were affected.… pic.twitter.com/UFVBEhBG1c
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#WATCH | Lucknow Hospital fire | After a fire broke out at Lokbandhu Hospital, the patients were brought to Civil Hospital.
Trauma center in-charge Dr Vipin Mishra says, “Five patients have arrived. The condition of all the patients is stable. Doctors from all departments are… pic.twitter.com/FBwQMszkO0
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Divisional Commissioner Roshan Jacob emphasised, “The reason behind this fire is not yet clear. However, all the patients have been shifted to other hospitals.” “The fire has been doused. The reasons behind this will be investigated,” Jacob said. Lucknow Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Lokbandhu Hospital of Uttar Pradesh, Patients Shifted to Safer Location (Watch Videos).
Meanwhile, on Monday, Police Commissioner Amarendra Singh Sengar confirmed that the fire brigade had reached the scene promptly. “We received information of a fire at the Lokbandhu Hospital. The fire brigade reached here. All the patients have been evacuated and shifted to nearby hospitals. There is no report of any injury,” he told ANI.
Inside visuals from Lokbandhu Hospital as firefighting operations continue and the SDRF team arrives at the spot. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the incident. Senior officials reached the location. Fire brigade teams are on site, and fire control efforts are in progress.
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak assured, “Smoke was detected on the ground floor. The hospital staff immediately began shifting patients. About 200 patients have been moved. Serious patients were sent to KGMU, and some to the Civil Hospital. There is no cause for concern.” He further added, “Firefighters are currently inside the building, and firefighting operations are ongoing. There have been no casualties. All patients are safe, and two to three critically ill patients have been moved to the ICU ward of KGMU.”
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