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SRINAGAR — The cause of the fire at Kashmir's lone Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla is being ascertained, the authorities said on Saturday.

However, they said that the top priority at present is to resume OPD and Emergency services at the unaffected building of the hospital.

Principal GMC Srinagar Dr Samia Rashid told the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the cause of the fire is being ascertained. Nonetheless, she refuted LPG cylinder blasts in the hospital as being attributed to a statement by a senior health official.

The investigations to ascertain the cause of the fire is on while restoring the immediate patient care especially of shifted patients to various hospitals and resumption of OPD and Emergency services at the unaffected building of Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla is the top priority this time, she said.

Medical Superintendent, Bone and Joint Hospital Srinagar, Dr Mian Suhail told KNO that patients have been shifted to two wards of SMHS and SKIMS Medical College JVC Bemina. He said that the damage caused due to fire is being assessed.

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SRINAGAR — Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole and Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK), Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather are all praise for locals in helping the administration in the evacuation of patients from Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla amid massive fire on Friday night.

“All patients have been evacuated and shifted to various hospitals including SMHS and SKIMS Bemina,” Dr Mushtaq told reporters near Barzulla.

“The cooperation by locals was tremendous and with their timely help, all patients were safely evacuated,” he said, adding, “all doctors and paramedics are also safe.”

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole said that preliminary reports suggest that fire started from OT section and spread with the blast of gas cylinders. He said expressed gratitude to the locals for timely help in the evacuation of the patients.

He said that Principal GMC shall inquire into the reason for the fire and if there were lapses despite the fire safety audit. He also ordered that all LPG cylinders, used for heating purposes to ward off against the winter chill, “have to go since Chillai-e-Kalan” is over already.

Earlier, Health & Medical Education Department said that all patients have been evacuated.

“The Health & Medical Education Deptt is deeply concerned and monitoring the aftermath of the devastating fire incident at B&J Hospital Srinagar,” the department said in a tweet as per GNS. “Reasons are being ascertained why the incident happened despite regular fire safety audits and adequate measures.”

In another tweet, the department said that preliminary information suggests that all patients have been evacuated and are being shifted to other government health facilities.

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SRINAGAR — Health & Medical Education Department on Friday said that all patients have been evacuated from Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla “as per preliminary information” and they are being shifted to other government health facilities.

“The Health & Medical Education Deptt is deeply concerned and monitoring the aftermath of the devastating fire incident at B&J Hospital Srinagar,” the department said in a tweet as per GNS.

It added, “Reasons are being ascertained why the incident happened despite regular fire safety audits and adequate measures.”

In another tweet, the department said that preliminary information suggests that all patients have been evacuated and are being shifted to other government health facilities.

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SRINAGAR — A massive fire broke out in Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

Reports reaching GNS said that the fire broke around 9:30 pm and was continuing when this report is being filed.

Several fire tenders are on spot to douse off the flames.

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