Patients evacuated amid Ubon Ratchathani hospital fire

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PUBLISHED: 31 Jan 2025 at 18: 48

Smoke billows out from a building at Detudom Hospital in Det Udom district of Ubon Ratchathani on Friday evening, forcing staff to evacuate patients. The fire was later brought under control at about 5.30pm. (Photo: Ruam Duai Chuai Kan rescue team Facebook page)
On Friday night, dust erupts from a tower at Detudom Hospital in the Det Udom area of Ubon Ratchathani, causing staff to have to obstruct patients. Eventually, around 5:30 p.m., the fire was contained. ( Photo: Ruam Duai Chuai Kan rescue team Facebook page )

As firefighters battled smoke and flames at a hospital developing in the Det Udom area of Ubon Ratchathani on Friday, a fireplace erupted, forcing staff to leave patients.

According to Det Udom authorities, the fire at the state-run Detudom Hospital, which is located on the second floor of Building 3, where is the ears, nose, and throat care unit is located.

Black fumes was visible pouring out of the Chok Chai-Det Udom Road building, but the hospital’s 437-bed team was able to comfortably eject patients, according to police.

To contain the blaze, fireplace vehicles and paramedics were on hand.

Around 5:30 p.m., the Ubon Ratchathani city reported that firefighters had first been able to control the flame.

No specifics about injuries or harm were soon made available. The cause of the fire was being investigated.