Lok Nayak Hospital Fire

Around 50 people, including patients and staff members, at the Lok Nayak Hospital in Central Delhi were evacuated after a fire broke out in the seven-storey emergency block building, an official said on Tuesday.

A fire broke out at Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) on late Monday night. Medical Director Suresh Kumar said that the reason for the blaze was a short circuit.

A fire has broken out in the plastic surgery ward of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in Central Delhi, an officer from the Delhi Fire Service said.

The Delhi government has begun a fresh fire safety audit of city hospitals starting with the inspection of two major hospitals, in the wake of the fire incident at a private medical facility in Bhubaneswar which left at least 23 people dead.

At least 15 people were injured today when a fire broke out in a bakery in Chandni Chowk area, police said. All the injured who sustained minor burns have been admitted to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital (LNJP), they said.

Amid growing security concerns, Central and Delhi Police forces have made elaborate arrangements to ensure the safety of hundreds of people supporting Anna Hazare at the Ramlila Maidan. About 500 police personnel have been guarding the ground round-the-clock, besides regular checks by bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs to avoid any untoward inci...

Around 50 people, including patients and staff members, at the Lok Nayak Hospital in Central Delhi were evacuated after a fire broke out in the seven-storey emergency block building, an official said on Tuesday.

A fire broke out at Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) on late Monday night. Medical Director Suresh Kumar said that the reason for the blaze was a short circuit.

A fire has broken out in the plastic surgery ward of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in Central Delhi, an officer from the Delhi Fire Service said.

The Delhi government has begun a fresh fire safety audit of city hospitals starting with the inspection of two major hospitals, in the wake of the fire incident at a private medical facility in Bhubaneswar which left at least 23 people dead.

At least 15 people were injured today when a fire broke out in a bakery in Chandni Chowk area, police said. All the injured who sustained minor burns have been admitted to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital (LNJP), they said.

Amid growing security concerns, Central and Delhi Police forces have made elaborate arrangements to ensure the safety of hundreds of people supporting Anna Hazare at the Ramlila Maidan. About 500 police personnel have been guarding the ground round-the-clock, besides regular checks by bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs to avoid any untoward inci...