Fire breaks out at AIIMS hospital in New Delhi

Flames break out in the PC building at India's premier hospital

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Fire on the first and second floors of the PC building of AIIMS, India's top hospital, broke out Saturday, August 17, 2019.
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Delhi: A fire broke out at the first and the second floor of the PC building in the AIIMS hospital here leading to panic among the people in the premier medical institution, officials said on Saturday.

The fire in the PC building, which does not have patients and mainly comprises doctors' rooms, but is situated near the emergency block, has now been brought under control.

Former Union Minister Arun Jaitley is presently undergoing treatment at the institution.

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