(UPDATE) A FIRE broke out at a house at the back of a hospital along Gastambide Street in Manila on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of the patients and students from a nearby university.
HOSPITAL FIRE Patients at the Mary Chiles Hospital in Sampaloc Manila are immediately evacuated after a part of the hospital caught fire on Oct. 21, 2024. The Manila Disaster Risk and Reduction Management said the fire has since been put out. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
The Manila Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office reported that the fire started at the Mary Chiles Hospital at 6:48 a.m.
But Mary Chiles Hospital clarified in a Facebook post on Tuesday that the fire hit a house at the back, and that the rest of the hospital was spared.
Three minutes after it started, the fire was placed under the first alarm and raised to the second alarm 10 minutes later.
The fire was under control at 7:08 a.m., and a fire out was declared at 7:20 a.m.
Patients from the hospital and students from the nearby University of the East were evacuated.
“We thank everyone for their help during the recent fire at a house at the back of the hospital. We are grateful that the hospital was spared and everyone is safe. We are ready and open to continue serving you,” Mary Chiles Hospital management said.
There were no reports of casualties from the fire.
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