RS Burns, Patient Dies At Evacuation

The fire allegedly came from drug storage warehouse which then propagate to the number of rooms

The fire burning in the General Hospital in West Nusa Tenggara Province Pejanggik Mataram Road at around 14:45 pm. As a result, hundreds of patients were evacuated.

According to one officer, a patient died during the evacuation process. However, it is unknown the exact cause of death of these patients.

Confirmed, director of the department of NTB, Mawardi Hamri admitted, based on reports he received, there were patients who died. "What I received, the name of Love, he treated the citizens Praya Bougenvil in space because of heart disease," he said when contacted VIVAnews.com, Sunday, July 10, 2011.

Mawardi said, now it is listing all the patients who were evacuated to a hospital in Lombok. "All of our patients had to evacuate the hospitals one in Praya Central Lombok," he said.

According to him, a fire thought to have come from drug storage warehouse which then spread to some other room that physiotherapy and radiology space. Until this news was revealed a number of patients in Hospital Kota Mataram immediately received intensive care from the medical team. "What is important at this time the patient was saved," he said.

VIVAnews.com observation, it appears the two buildings in the area of ​​the hospital was destroyed in flames. Smoke was still billowing and some archives sheets strewn on the floor.

Department of electrical installations around the NTB is turned off to avoid unwanted incidents. NTB RSUP building with three laintai was dark. ICCU quiet room. There are only residual smoke that interferes with breathing.

In addition, a number of electronic devices such as TVs, computers, fans and other medical equipment appear neatly arranged outside the hospital. Officers TNI / police who assisted the community continued to evacuate those tools to safety. Police also appeared on alert around the hospital in order to anticipate crime. "Help is not interested do not come in, the blackout is still underway," said police officer.

General Hospital with a capacity of 335 beds NTB. The hospital was daily visited by about two thousand people. Even on weekdays the hospital to accommodate up to 3,000 people. Report: Edy Gustan | Mataram

Sources vivanews.com