17 patients, including 11 children, evacuated after hospital fire in Maran [WATCH]
MARAN: Thick smoke engulfed the paediatric and women’s wards at Jengka Hospital here as 17 patients, including 11 children, were evacuated to safety after a fire damaged their ceilings.
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At around 7pm, a fire broke out at Jengka Hospital in Maran, Malaysia, causing thick smoke to envelop the paediatric and women's wards. Police were promptly alerted to the incident, with Superintendent Wong Kim Wai stating that 17 patients, including 11 children, were evacuated to safety. Images of the event circulated on social media, sparking concerns over patient safety.
Hospital staff were seen wheeling patients to safety via hospital beds, while firefighters rushed into the burning building. The fire rapidly damaged parts of the ceiling and wiring in both wards, but firefighters managed to extinguish it within 20 minutes. Wong stated that the fire's cause and the extent of losses are yet to be determined, as investigations continue.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson confirmed that 12 firefighters from Jengka and Kuala Krau stations responded to the incident.
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