Overview

• A suspected short circuit in a first-floor switchboard sparked the pre-dawn fire in the Mahabodhi Burns Ward at around 3 a.m.
• Staff activated Code Red and Code Orange to secure the ward and maintain uninterrupted oxygen for all 26 patients, including five in ICU and several children.
• All inpatients were relocated to the H-Block within an hour as fire and emergency teams quickly contained the blaze.
• No casualties or injuries were reported, though a bed, register book and other equipment were gutted in the blaze.
• Burns ward services remain suspended pending repairs and comprehensive safety audits to prevent future electrical faults.