Overview
- The blaze began around 9:15–9:30 a.m. on the ninth floor C-block where air-conditioning installation or maintenance was underway, officials said.
- Hospital staff launched evacuations and initial firefighting as Kerala Fire and Rescue Services deployed multiple units, including about five tenders.
- Patients from adjacent floors were moved as a precaution, and officials reported no casualties or injuries.
- The fire was fully doused by about 10 a.m., and hospital operations resumed within hours, according to hospital sources.
- Kozhikode MP M.K. Raghavan visited the site, and the Health Minister’s office asked Kozhikode Medical College to keep ICU and ventilator capacity ready for any transfers.