Tamil Nadu: Fire breaks out at Rajiv Gandhi government hospital in Chennai

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A fire broke out in a part of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital following which patients were evacuated to safety, said officials.

According to hospital officials, 33 patients were shifted from the fire-affected wards. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, who reached the hospital, told reporters: "The patients have been shifted to other wards safely. No one has been injured. The fire seems to be due to electricity leakage."

State Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said the fire tenders have been deployed to put out the blaze. The hospital officials said oxygen cylinders too have been removed as a safety precaution.

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