Chhatrapati

Sambhajinagar, 04 Sept (HS): A fire broke out the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

(NICU) of the Asian Hospital at the Akashwani Square of Chhatrapati

Sambhajinagar, around 2.45 am on Friday. The health service staff of the

hospital, and Firefighters immediately shifted the nine infants in the ward to

other hospital and saved their lives.

Five infants

were shifted to Ghati Hospital, three to MGM Hospital and one to Sanjeevani

Hospital.

The fire that

broke out due to short circuit in the air conditioner, was brought under

control within 15 minutes preventing spreading of the fire.

As many as 30

ambulances reached the hospital. RCP soldiers and Jawahar Nagar Police rushed

to the hospital for the rescue operation.

The NICU is on

the first floor of the hospital where nine infants were being treated. In the

general ward of the hospital 36 patients and 13 in special rooms were being

treated at the time of incident. All are reported to be safe.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar