Overview

• A fire broke out in the basement x-ray room around noon on August 11 when an AC compressor reportedly short-circuited and ignited nearby stationery.
• Navi Mumbai fire units from Nerul and Vashi dispatched four engines and doused the blaze within minutes of arriving on site.
• Twenty-one patients including four in intensive care and 42 hospital staff were transferred to other facilities without any reported injuries.
• Smoke travelled through the lift duct to upper floors, highlighting persistent ventilation and infrastructure vulnerabilities in hospital fire safety.
• Authorities have launched a preliminary inquiry into technical faults and are expanding safety audits and service suspensions at multiple hospitals after recent incidents.