RSOE EDIS: India - Fire - 2010.02.02

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2010-02-02 08:29:30 - Fire - India EDIS CODE: FR-20100202-24769-IND Date & Time: 2010-02-02 08:29:30 [UTC] Area: India, State of Andhra Pradesh, Park Hospital, Hyderabad Number of Injured person(s): 30 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Around 30 people were injured in a fire that broke out on the top floor of the Park Hospital here on Tuesday morning. Fire engines and rescue operations were immediately rushed to the Park Hospital. All patients were shifted to a nearby hospital. The injured include patients, nurses and other hospital staff menbers. A fire officer said : "The flames had been brought under control. The priority was to ensure that all those inside the hospital were rescued." A police official said around eight patients were rescued from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. It is suspected that a short circuit might have led to the eruption of fire. Posted:2010-02-02 08:29:30 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu