Fire in Guj building housing kids' hosp; no casualties

A fire broke out in a four- storey building housing a children's hospital in Ahmedabad on Monday, an official said.

No casualty was reported in the mishap, he said.

The blaze erupted in a fibre shed on the terrace of the Dev Complex building, that has a children's hospital on the fourth floor, in the Parimal Garden area here, the fire official said.

All the patients, mostly newborns admitted in the Apple Children Multi-Speciality Hospital, were evacuated safely, he said.

The building also has clinics, hotels and other commercial establishments on other floors, an official said.

"A fibre shed in the building caught fire, resulting in a lot of smoke in the premises. Two fire-fighting vehicles and four water tankers were rushed to the spot and the blaze was controlled in 15 minutes," Ahmedabad civic body's chief fire officer M F Dastur said.

Additional Chief Fire Officer, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Rajesh Bhatt said the fibre shed built on the terrace of the building .