Thiruvananthapuram: Covid patients rescued after fire breaks out at hospital

All the patients in the hospital, including those who were bed ridden and require oxygen, have been shifted to other hospitals in the region.

A fire broke out at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram Thursday morning. All the patients in the hospital, including those who were bedridden and require oxygen, have been shifted to other hospitals in the region. According to the fire control room, the fire is likely to have broken out in the canteen area of the SP Fort Hospital at around 9.30 am. The smoke soon spread from the canteen to the AC rooms and other wards through the exhaust system. The fire has now been doused. No injuries have been reported so far.