Aug 07, 2023, 08:11PM ISTSource: TOI.in
A fire broke out in the endoscopy room on the second floor of the old OPD building at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Monday. All patients were safely evacuated, officials said. No casualties were reported in the fire, the cause of which is still to be ascertained. In a statement issued later, AIIMS said security and fire control rooms were informed when information about the blaze out on the second floor of the old Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur OPD in the main AIIMS building was received at 11.35 am. “The fire was controlled immediately by AIIMS Fire Services. Subsequently, fire tender staff of the Delhi Fire Services arrived. They supported in cooling off the area,” the statement said.
