Bengaluru: In the early hours of Tuesday, a minor fire incident occurred in the seminar room of the burns ward at the state-operated Victoria Hospital, necessitating the relocation of 26 patients to another ward, as per official reports. No casualties or injuries were recorded from the incident.
The fire broke out at approximately 3 a.m., reportedly due to a suspected short circuit in a switchboard located in the seminar room adjacent to the burns ward on the hospital's first floor. A vigilant resident doctor on duty noticed the blaze and promptly alerted authorities. The fire department responded swiftly and managed to extinguish the flames.
At the time of the incident, the burns ward housed 26 patients, comprising 14 men, five women, and seven children, with five of the patients in intensive care unit (ICU), stated Ramesh Krishna K, Dean and Director of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, in an official statement.
"As a precautionary measure and due to the presence of smoke, we have transferred all 26 burns patients from this ward to the H Block of Victoria Hospital. All patients, attendants, doctors, and hospital staff are safe, and the situation is well under control," he confirmed.
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