Patient Dies During ICU Transfer After Generator Fire at São Paulo Cancer Institute

Overview

• The fire started Friday in the third subsoil technical area housing a generator and boiler that serve the Icesp within the Hospital das Clínicas complex, sending dense smoke into neighboring InCor.
• Hospital das Clínicas said Saturday that a patient in intensive care became unstable during an internal transfer prompted by smoke and later died after initial stabilization.
• Staff prioritized moving intubated and other high‑complexity patients to safer zones, with some relocations to the Instituto Central and others to ventilated areas within the complex.
• The Fire Department reported mobilizing eight vehicles and 24 personnel at 14:09, and said the blaze was brought under control at about 17:20.
• Authorities reported no interruption to clinical services as backup power was deployed, and a police inquiry with forensic analysis will examine the generator failure and any damage.