Fire breaks out in Nehru Hospital block of PGIMER-Chandigarh, patients evacuated to safety

More than 400 patients were evacuated to safety after a fire broke out on one of the floors of PGIMER-Chandigarh's Nehru Hospital block in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said.

The fire broke out in the UPS system of the computer room on the first floor, with the smoke making its way up to the higher floors, they said.

Fire tenders were immediately pressed into service and brought the blaze under control after some time, the officials added.