No one was hurt in the fire that broke out at Bloemfontein’s National District Hospital on Sunday, said provincial health authorities.
The blaze started outside the paediatric ward in the afternoon, and spread to the first and second floors of the National District Hospital, reports News24.
Free State health department spokesperson Mondli Mvambi said the hospital disaster plan was activated, and patients and staff evacuated.
The Mangaung Metro Fire and Rescue Service and state and private emergency medical services were alerted.
Mvambi said 83 patients were in the affected wards at the time; 23 of them were transferred to Botshabelo District Hospital and the remaining 60 initially moved to Gateway Clinic.
They are being relocated to Universitas Academic Hospital, Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital, and MUCPP Health Centre.
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