A major fire broke out at Lok Bandhu Hopsital in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on April 14. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the fire incident.
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UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak and other senior officials reached the spot. A fire brigade team was also pressed into action. No casualties have been reported so far.
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UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak said, "Smoke was detected on the ground floor. The hospital staff immediately started shifting the patients. Around 200 patients have been shifted. Serious patients have been sent to KGMU. Some have also been sent to the civil hospital. There is nothing to worry about now. Fire workers are inside the building and firefighting operations are underway… There are no casualties. All patients are safe. 2-3 patients who were serious have been shifted to the ICU ward of KGMU."
All the patients have been evacuated and shifted to nearby hospitals.
District Magistrate Visakh G Iyer said, "As soon we received the information of fire in Lokbandhu Hospital, we dispatched a team of Fire and Rescue department. They initiated the rescue operation. ICU, a female ward and another ward were affected.All the patients from these wards have been rescued."
Divisional Commissioner Roshan Jacob said the reason behind the fire is not yet clear.