Fire breaks out in endoscopy room of AIIMS Delhi, no causalities
New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out in the endoscopy room on the second floor of the old OPD at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Monday. All patients in the room were evacuated safely, officials said.
Visuals from the spot showed black smoke billowing out of the windows.
The fire broke out on the second floor at the old Raj Kumari OPD of the main AIIMS building around 11.55 am, officials said, adding 13 fire tenders were put into service and the blaze was brought under control around 1 pm, officials said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, they said.
The officials said the search operating continued in the affected area.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
AIIMS sources said said water from the underground water tank at the hospital was also used to douse the flames.
They said the fire was at the endoscopy room, located above the emergency ward, on the second floor of the Old OPD.
#WATCH | Delhi: A fire broke out in the endoscopy room of AIIMS. All people evacuated.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
