One dead, 11 rescued in fire at Delhi’s Kosmos Hospital in Anand Vihar

A fire at Kosmos Hospital in Delhi’s Anand Vihar on Saturday afternoon killed one person and led to the rescue of 11 others, including eight patients, officials said.

According to the Delhi Fire Service, the blaze broke out around 12.20 pm initially in the server room on the ground floor of the hospital.

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Soon after the incident, fire tenders were dispatched to the spot. The patients were rescued and shifted to the nearby Pushpanjali Hospital.

Fire officer told the media that 11 people were rescued, among them eight were patients, and three were the hospital staff from the Dialysis room.

“The control room of Delhi Fire Service received information around 12.20 pm that a fire broke out at the Kosmos hospital. Eight fire tenders reached the spot, and the fire initially broke out in the server room on the ground floor…11 people have been rescued, and one person died. Eight patients were among the rescued,” said the fire official.

According to police, a case under section 287/106(1) BNS (285/304A IPC) has been registered. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, and further investigation is still underway.