Suhrawardy Hospital started normal operations after fire

The Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital started normal operations this morning, hours after a fire broke out in the hospital last evening.

Around 350 patients have been shifted inside the hospital since morning, the hospital’s Director Prof Uttom Kumar Barua said.

Among the total, 1,174 patients 526 male, 576 female and 72 child patients were shifted to other government hospitals last night after the fire originated at the children's ward on the second floor of the new building of the hospital and spread to the store room on the ground floor, he said.

Four wards, out of total 13 wards and a burn unit, bore the brunt in the fire which will remain closed for investigation, the director said.

"The emergency ward was reopened last night and some others went on operation today. We hope all the wards except for those four affected wards will be able to resume normal function from tomorrow," he added.

WHEN AND HOW WAS THE FIRE ORIGINATED?

The fire broke out on the second floor around 6:00pm yesterday but what caused the fire could not be confirmed yet.

Sixteen firefighting units was able to douse the fire around 9:00pm yesterday.

All the patients, including those at the intensive care unit (ICU) and the surgery ward, had to be evacuated from hospital following the fire yesterday.

A seven-member committee was formed to investigate the incident and was asked to submit its report in three days.

Source: thedailystar