Overview
- The blaze at Anandalok Hospital in Salt Lake on Tuesday morning prompted a full evacuation, and firefighters brought it under control with no injuries reported.
- Patients were transferred to other Anandalok facilities in Salt Lake, including units in CK and CL Blocks.
- Reports differed on how many people were moved, with counts ranging from about 50 to roughly 80.
- Staff halted procedures in the cardiac catheterization lab, where the fire began, and one of the day’s scheduled surgeries was underway when the alarm was raised.
- Investigators are examining a suspected short circuit in an air-conditioner, a concern drawing scrutiny in Kolkata after the deadly 2011 AMRI hospital fire heightened focus on fire safety.