19 patients evacuated after fire at scrap yard next to hospital in Pimpri Chinchwad

Fire Officer Rushikant Chipade said, “The scrap yard is located on the very next plot adjacent to the hospital and the fire started in the area of scrap near the hospital wall. As the fire intensified, it posed a great risk to the hospital patients and property. As many as 10 fire tenders from multiple agencies were deployed”.

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“We initially operated in defensive mode for the hospital till the time 19 patients and staff members were evacuated. The fire was brought under control by 5 am. The cooling operation was subsequently conducted to ensure there are no secondary fires. No casualties were reported in the fire and property damage to the hospital was also averted,” Chipade added.

Officials said of the 19 patients, 12 were shifted to Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, three to Aditya Birla Hospital, and four were sent home. The hospital’s staff was also evacuated in time.