Electric short circuit: Nishtar Hospital emergency ward on fire
DCO orders inquiry into the incident.
DCO orders inquiry into the incident.
MULTAN:
Equipment and medicines worth hundreds of thousands of rupees were burned on Monday in a fire that started at the emergency ward of Nishtar Hospital.
The fire started by an electric short circuit spread to the medicine store on the same floor.
Smoke filled the entire floor due to which over 300 patients had to be moved outside and to other wards.
Rescue officials said many windows were broken to let the smoke out. It took fire fighters two hours to put the fire out.
Shazia Hameed, a nurse at the emergency ward, told The Express Tribune that power supply to the ward was disconnected when the fire started. She said darkness on the floor caused difficulties in moving the patients and equipment.
Medical Superintendent Aashiq Hussain Malik said arrangements were being made to move back patients sitting outside to wards. He said no one had been injured in the fire.
District Coordination Officer Zahid Saleem Gondal said an inquiry into the incident had been ordered to fix responsibility and estimate losses.
Mother of two burned
Also on Monday, a mother of two was taken to Civil Hospital with burn injuries. Her family told police that she was preparing breakfast when her clothes caught fire.
Doctors treating her said that she had 90 per cent burns and was in a critical condition.
Police said they were investigating whether or not the burning was an accident.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 11th, 2014.
Equipment and medicines worth hundreds of thousands of rupees were burned on Monday in a fire that started at the emergency ward of Nishtar Hospital.
The fire started by an electric short circuit spread to the medicine store on the same floor.
Smoke filled the entire floor due to which over 300 patients had to be moved outside and to other wards.
Rescue officials said many windows were broken to let the smoke out. It took fire fighters two hours to put the fire out.
Shazia Hameed, a nurse at the emergency ward, told The Express Tribune that power supply to the ward was disconnected when the fire started. She said darkness on the floor caused difficulties in moving the patients and equipment.
Medical Superintendent Aashiq Hussain Malik said arrangements were being made to move back patients sitting outside to wards. He said no one had been injured in the fire.
District Coordination Officer Zahid Saleem Gondal said an inquiry into the incident had been ordered to fix responsibility and estimate losses.
Mother of two burned
Also on Monday, a mother of two was taken to Civil Hospital with burn injuries. Her family told police that she was preparing breakfast when her clothes caught fire.
Doctors treating her said that she had 90 per cent burns and was in a critical condition.
Police said they were investigating whether or not the burning was an accident.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 11th, 2014.