Patients & staff evacuated as fire guts parts of Mitchells Plain Day Hospital

Photos showed that a section of the roof had been destroyed and many rooms were ruined.

Patients and staff at the Mitchells Plain Day Hospital were evacuated on Friday morning after a fire broke out, said the City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue services.

Spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said they were still on the scene and had contained the fire to the theatre section.

Fire: Mitchells Plain Cape Town day hospital. pic.twitter.com/AIOG1B7cBN

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He said he would provide more information once the fire had been extinguished and the area was deemed safe.

Photos showed that a section of the roof had been destroyed and many rooms were gutted.

BREAKING | Fire guts theatre section of Mitchells Plain day hospital https://t.co/kHm9z328vs

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In other news – Man shot dead in Pietermaritzburg

At 00H56 Friday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting on Victoria Street in Pietermaritzburg. Reports from the scene indicate that an adult male had sustained a gunshot wound to his head.

The man was assessed on scene by Paramedics and found to have no signs of life and sadly declared deceased on the scene. continue reading

Source: TheCitizen