26 patients shifted after minor fire breaks out in Bengaluru's Victoria Hospital
Bengaluru, Jul 1 (PTI): A minor fire broke out in the seminar room of the burns ward of the state-run Victoria Hospital in the wee hours of Tuesday, following which 26 patients were shifted to another ward, officials said.
No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident, they said.
According to hospital officials, the fire that broke out at 3 am is suspected to have occurred due to a short circuit of a switch board in the seminar room adjacent to the ward on the first floor of the building.
A resident doctor on duty noticed the fire and immediately alerted the authorities. The fire department came and extinguished the blaze.
At the time of the incident, there were 26 patients, including 14 men, five women and seven children in the burns ward. Among them, five patients were in ICU, Ramesh Krishna K, Dean and Director of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute said in a statement.
"In view of the smoke and as a precautionary measure, we have shifted all the 26 burns patients from this ward to H Block of Victoria Hospital. All the patients, attenders, doctors and hospital staff are safe and the situation is under control, he said.
Bengaluru: A fire broke out at Victoria Hospital's Burns Block (MBCC) around 3am on Tuesday due to a short circuit. All 26 patients, including 5 in ICU, were safely shifted to H Block as a precaution. The fire was doused, and everyone is safe: Dr Ramesh Krishna, director BMCRI pic.twitter.com/KjOJWZW8Qz
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
