Massive Fire At Bone & Joint Hospital Barzulla, All Patients Evacuated No Casualties.

After a massive fire broke at Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla Srinagar, all the patients were safely evacuated and no casualties were reported as per preliminary information of the Health & Medical Education Department.

“The Health & Medical Education Deptt is deeply concerned and monitoring the aftermath of the devastating  fire incident at B&J Hospital Srinagar,” the department said in a tweet.

“Reasons are being ascertained why the incident happened despite regular fire safety audits and adequate measures.”

In another tweet, the department said that preliminary information suggests that all patients have been evacuated and are being shifted to other government health facilities.

Earlier, massive fire plunged the whole hospital administration besides patients and attendants into panic.

Three wards which including Trauma, Recovery and Emergency were engulfed in blaze, eyewitness said.

The fire started from the Emergency Theatre possibly due to short circuit, they said. Apparently all the patients have been evacuated and were kept outside the hospital.

A number of ambulances were pressed to remove the patients to other hospitals.

A ambulance driver at the spot said that they are taking the patients to “wherever hospital” they find feasible.

Many people from the adjacent areas rushed to the hospital to help authorities bring the fire under control and help the patients and the attendants in evacuation.

Men and machinery from the Fire and Emergency Department assisted by police and locals are on job douse off the raging flames. (GNS)