Massive Fire Breaks Out at Delhi Eye Hospital, 12 Fire Tenders At Spot

New Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at eye hospital in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar on Wednesday noon, 12 fire tenders were rushed to spot to douse the flame. There are no reports of anyone being injured so far, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.

Police said it is suspected that a short circuit on the ground floor of the two-storey building caused the fire.

The call regarding the fire at Eye7 Chaudhary Eye Centre was received at 11.30 am and 12 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Later, four more were pressed into service. The firefighting operation is underway, the DFS official said.

According to the officials, those inside the hospital rushed out as soon as the fire broke out.

Fire Officer SK Dua said, "Delhi Fire Service received the complaint at 11.30 am of a fire breaking out at Eye7 Hospital. Fire tenders were sent on the spot. We are focussed on dousing the fire and after that, we will look into the cause. There is no casualty so far."

Several videos of the hospital fire are doing the rounds on social media. One of the videos showed the hospital building engulfed in flames and thick plumes of smoke rising in the sky.

The raging flames spread to a cafeteria located on the third floor of an adjacent building but they were soon brought under control by firefighters, he said.

Another officer said a cooling operation was underway at the spot. All machines and furniture on both floors of the hospital were gutted in the fire, he said.