A major accident was averted on the night of 13 May 2025 in Uttam Nagar, delhi, when a fire broke out in the nurse hostel building of BM Gupta Hospital. This incident happened around 8:00 pm. There was chaos as flames rose in the nurse hostel on the second floor and the medical records section on the third floor of this hospital located on arya Samaj Road. According to the information received by ABP Live, the fire was soon brought under control and there is no news of any casualties.
The delhi fire service took immediate action as soon as it got information about the accident and sent 11 fire tenders to the spot. After about one and a half hours of hard work, the fire was completely extinguished at around 9:25 pm and the fire department issued a STOP message.
According to the Dwarka DCP, the fire was limited to the nurse hostel on the second floor and the records section on the third floor, where there was also a dental facility. The relief was that there was no child or patient present there at that time.
BM Gupta Hospital is a leading multi-specialty hospital in South-West delhi, which provides services like maternal-child care, cardiac sciences, orthopedics and ENT with 100 beds. Despite this incident, the regular services of the hospital were not affected. In the initial investigation, the cause of the fire is being told in the medical records section, but a detailed investigation is going on.
The promptness of the hospital administration and the fire department prevented major damage. The police have appealed to the people not to pay attention to rumors. This incident has once again underlined the importance of fire safety in hospitals..jpg)
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