Fire breaks out at Chennai's Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital, several fire tenders battle to douse blaze

A fire broke out at Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday. Several fire tenders rushed to the spot and firemen are working to douse the blaze. The fire was reported in one of the older buildings of the hospital. All the patients have been evacuated safely, said Principal Secretary-Health, Dr J Radhakrishnan. Visuals showed plumes of smoke rising into the sky.

Tamil Nadu | Fire breaks out at Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital. Several fire tenders reach the spot. Further details awaited pic.twitter.com/dgGhTQvj84

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“The fire broke out in one of the older buildings, the new three blocks are safe from fire. So far no report of casualties or injuries have been reported,” Dr Radhakrishnan told news agency ANI. There was chaos outside the government hospital. The cause of fire is not yet known but as per reports by local media, early speculations suggest that the fire started from a store room at the third block of the hospital, where cylinders have been kept. Times Now mentioned unconfirmed report suggesting that that one of the oxygen cylinders at the block exploded during the fire. With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.