Iran: Fire breaks out at Gandhi Hospital in Tehran
ALSO READ: Fire breaks out in Purna-Parli passenger train near Nanded Pedram Pak-Ayin, the spokesperson for the Health Ministry, was quoted by a state-media s saying that "none" of the workers and patients at Gandhi Hospital have been harmed. The reason for the fire is yet to be known. However, "initial reports indicate that the fire primarily affected the exterior of the hospital building," Maleki told state TV.
ALSO READ: Mumbai news: Fire breaks out at shopping centre in Malad State TV said the area around the Gandhi Hospital in northern Tehran has been cordoned off and the hospital was being evacuated. Tehran Fire Department spokesperson Jalal Malaki said the fire started at 1900 local time (1530 GMT) and firefighters had been dispatched to the area, Reuters reported. ALSO READ: Fire breaks out at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi According to information from the Gandhi Hospital website, this complex has 100 beds, 17 operating rooms, and 100 residential suites.
“No exact information has been released about the number of patients and other people inside the hospital at the time of the fire," Iran International reported. In August, a fire broke out in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, damaging multiple shops but causing no casualties. In June 2020, a powerful explosion caused by gas canisters that caught fire at a clinic in northern Tehran killed at least 19.
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