Massive Fire Breaks Out At Bhopal's Deepshikha Hospital, 21 Patients Rescued
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A fire broke out at a hospital in capital Bhopal on Friday night causing panic among patients and hospital staff. Fortunatley, No casualties were reported. According to information, the incident occurred at Deepshikha Hospital in Vidya Nagar on Hoshangabad Road. The fire started in the emergency room on the ground floor at around 10.35 pm. A short circuit in an electrical…
On Friday night, a fire erupted at Deepshikha Hospital in Bhopal, a city in Madhya Pradesh. Fortunately, the incident did not result in any casualties. The blaze started in the ground floor emergency room at approximately 10:35 pm. Initial suspicion points to a short circuit in an electrical board as the cause of the fire. The flames quickly spread to nearby plywood cupboards and other materials.
In response to the fire, the power supply to the hospital was immediately disconnected as a precautionary measure. This delay, however, complicated the evacuation process, especially for patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Police personnel, along with hospital employees, worked together to safely evacuate all 21 patients and transfer them to Sahara Hospital. Five to six of these patients had recently undergone caesarean deliveries and required special attention during the evacuation.
ASI (Assistant Sub-Inspector) Veer Mani Pandey recounted how the police and a few hospital staff members successfully conveyed the ICU patients outside, either by carrying them in their arms or providing support. The hospital's staircase had ample space and windows, which aided in the controlled evacuation process as smoke could rise upwards.
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation promptly dispatched a fire tender to the scene upon receiving information about the incident. Firefighters managed to contain the blaze by around 11 pm. Shaurav Patel, a fire officer from the BMC, confirmed that the fire was fully extinguished once all patients had been safely removed from the building.
The rapid and coordinated efforts of the police, hospital staff, and firefighters were credited with preventing a major disaster. An initial investigation suggests that a short circuit in a wire inside the electrical board may have triggered the fire. The hospital was evacuated completely, and its power remained disconnected pending further investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage caused in the emergency room.
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