A fire has broken out at a hospital in New Delhi, capital of India.
Around 34 fire fighting units were working to douse the fire at a building at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Hospital in New Delhi, reports NDTV.
The fire reportedly started at a building near the hospital’s Emergency Ward. The building is a non-patient block which houses doctors' rooms and research labs.
So far, there is no report of any casualty and fire fighters were evacuating the building.
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The fire started on the first floor of the building, but the smoke has spread to the second floor, NDTV quoted a senior fire department official.
Dark plumes of smoke were seen billowing out from the top of the hospital.
A Delhi Fire Services official told news agency PTI that they received a call on fire in the PC and Teaching Block of the hospital at around 5 pm.
Former Indian minister Arun Jaitley underwent treatment at the hospital, but he is admitted in a different building, the official added.
Jaitley is admitted in the Intensive Care Unit since Aug 9.