Delhi: Fire Breaks Out at Eye Hospital in Paschim Vihar; All Evacuated Safely

A major fire broke out at a private eye hospital in west Delhi’s Paschim Vihar area on Tuesday. The fire broke out on the second floor of Eye Mantra Hospital, according to the Delhi Fire Services.

Six fire tenders have been pressed into service and they are trying to douse the blaze.

As per Delhi Fire Services officials, no one was injured in the incident as people were safely evacuated from the building.

A call was received regarding the incident at 11.35 am, they said.

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

This comes two days after the deadly blaze on Saturday night at a hospital in the city’s Vivek Vihar in which six newborns were killed and five injured.

After the fire tragedy, the Delhi government has directed all state-run and private health facilities to conduct a fire audit, even as several safety lapses have come to light at the five-bed neonatal centre with police also investigating why 27 oxygen cylinders were kept there.

Reportedly, five of the oxygen cylinders had exploded during the deadly blaze.

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