Jengka hospital fire force 21 patients to be moved to Jerantut, Hoshas
MARAN: Twenty-one patients, including 11 children, who were evacuated following a ceiling fire at Jengka Hospital’s paediatric ward yesterday have been transferred to other hospitals.
Twenty-one patients, comprising 11 children and 10 female patients, have been relocated following a ceiling fire at Jengka Hospital's paediatric ward, according to the Pahang Health Department. The evacuation occurred yesterday, with the blaze contained to the paediatric ward and swiftly extinguished by firefighters before it could spread. No patients or family members were harmed in the incident.
The hospital's renovation work in the women's ward led to temporary housing of adult female patients in the paediatric ward. At the time of the fire, there were 11 children with 11 accompanying family members, alongside 10 female patients. Ten female patients and three children were moved to Jerantut Hospital, while eight children were transferred to the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital to ensure uninterrupted medical care.
The cause of the fire, believed to have started in the roof section above the ward, is still under investigation. Superintendent Wong Kim Wai of Maran police reported that firefighters extinguished the blaze within 20 minutes, with about 10 percent of the ceiling damaged. Healthcare services at Jengka Hospital remain unaffected by the incident.
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