Fire in SVP Hospital, patients were evacuated – Henry Club

According to officials of the Ahmedabad Fire Safety Department, the fire broke out at around 5.30 pm on the third floor from the duct of the Air Handling Unit (AHU), located between A and B blocks of the hospital. Soon, thick smoke emanated from the vahini, leading to chaotic scenes as around 20 patients from different wards located on the third and fourth floors were evacuated and moved to the ground floor.

Fire safety officials said the fire was brought under control within 10 minutes. “The fire brigade got a call around 5.30 pm after seeing smoke from the AHU duct. The fire department took immediate action and brought the fire under control. After this, the fire brigade personnel visited all the floors of the hospital from the second basement floor to the fourth floor. The fire sprinkler system of the hospital was used to get rid of heavy smoke on the floor, which traveled through the shaft,” read a statement issued by the SVP hospital management. Later on, the evacuation process was started.

“No patient was injured. For their safety, we shifted them to other departments of the hospital. We got a lot of support from the hospital staff, paramedics, firefighters and security staff. The doctors and medical team are currently treating the hospitalized patients, who have been evacuated. Later, the Ahmedabad city mayor held a meeting with senior officials of the hospital management,” the SVP’s statement further read.

talking to Indian ExpressA senior official of the Ahmedabad Fire Safety Department said, “The exact cause of the fire is under investigation. However, we believe that, prima facie, it could be due to overheating in the wiring system of the hospital. From these days, the temperature rises higher due to the heat; hence, the installed air conditioners are constantly fluctuating.”