Exact cause of AIIMS fire not known: Govt

exact cause of fire at teaching block of AIIMS in New Delhi in August could t be determined though it appears to have originated from electrical points being used for equipment, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey informed Lok Sabha on Friday. re was a fire in a wing of main teaching block of AIIMS in August, 2019 affecting functional utilization of some rooms. affected building is a n-patient area and h faculty offices and some laboratories.

Replying to a question while referring to an internal committee report, Choubey said suggested repairs and rehabilitation in specific areas as per extent of dam, which were classified as per standard dam categories, have been taken up. affected departments have been provided alternative arrangements for routine works that were carried out in fire-affected areas, minister said.

A Committee was constituted under Chairmanship of Medical Superintendent to look into likely cause of fire and make recommendations for prevention of such mishaps henceforth. "As per Committee's report, exact cause of fire could t be determined, though it appears to have originated from electrical points being used for equipment," he said. fire-affected portions of building were entrusted to National Council for Cement and Building Material (NCCB), Ballabgarh for post-fire structural scrutiny and for seeking recommendations for rehabilitation of damd areas.