No casualties reported as fire breaks out in Bannu hospital's urology ward
BANNU: No casualties were reported after a fire broke out in the urology ward of Khalifa Gul Nawaz Teaching Hospital on Monday. All patients in the ward were evacuated to a safe location, Rescue 1122 said in a statement, adding that its personnel reached the hospital within approximately five minutes of receiving the emergency call. “The fire was brought under control within approximately 10…
A fire erupted in the urology ward of Khalifa Gul Nawaz Teaching Hospital in Bannu on Monday, but there were no casualties reported according to Rescue 1122. All patients were evacuated to a safe location within five minutes of the emergency call. Rescue personnel reached the hospital within approximately five minutes of receiving the emergency call.
The fire was extinguished within approximately ten minutes. The hospital spokesperson, known as the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Bannu, informed that the fire allegedly started due to an electric spark. Hospital staff and rescue teams acted swiftly, evacuating patients and working to control the fire, which prevented it from spreading.
The incident follows a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad that killed 14 infants less than two weeks ago. Witnesses at the Pims incident reported long waits for emergency services and locked doors, leading to calls for improved fire safety measures. A similar fire occurred at Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan on Saturday, caused by faulty electrical wiring.
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