Fire breaks out at Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Tamil Nadu, no casualties reported

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Chennai: Fire breaks out at Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital here on Wednesday (April 27). All patients have been evacuated safely. The fire broke out in one of the older buildings, the new three blocks are safe from fire. 

So far no report of casualties or injuries has been reported, Principal Secretary-Health, Dr J Radhakrishnan, told ANI.

All patients have been evacuated safely. The fire broke out in one of the older buildings, the new three blocks are safe from fire. So far no report of casualties or injuries have been reported: Principal Secretary-Health, Dr J Radhakrishnan pic.twitter.com/al6f1Z29R9 — ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2022

Meanwhile, Several fire tenders reach the spot.

According to reports coming in, as many as 33 patients were shifted from the fire-affected wards.

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, who reached the hospital, told reporters, "The patients have been shifted to other wards safely. No one has been injured. The fire seems to be due to electricity leakage."

State Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said the fire tenders have been deployed to put out the blaze, said IANS report.

The hospital officials said oxygen cylinders too have been removed as a safety precaution, it added.