- Title: Firefighters battle hospital fire in Ankara
- Date: 18th May 2016
- Summary: ANKARA, TURKEY (MAY 18, 2016) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) POLICEMEN GATHERED BEHIND SECURITY CORDON / FIRE BURNING ON ROOF OF NUMUNE HOSPITAL VARIOUS OF FLAMES AND SMOKE RISING INTO SKY HELICOPTER FLYING ABOVE THE HOSPITAL VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS DOUSING FLAMES VARIOUS OF PATIENTS BEING TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER UNIT FIREFIGHTERS ON LADDER HOSPITAL ROOF ON FIRE (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) UNIDENTIFIED EYEWITNESS, SAYING: "First we saw the smoke rising from the left. We informed security and then we saw the flames." HOSPITAL ROOF ON FIRE WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER AT SCENE MAN PUSHING WOMAN IN WHEELCHAIR / WHEELCHAIR STUCK ON ROAD SPEED REDUCER MAN BEING WHEELCHAIRED OUT OF HOSPITAL VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS DOUSING THE FLAMES CAR BEING TOWED VARIOUS OF WATER BEING DOUSED ON FLAMES ON ROOF / SIGN FOR ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL
- Embargoed: 2nd June 2016 23:33
- Keywords: Turkey Ankara fire Numune hospital
- Location: ANKARA, TURKEY
- City: ANKARA, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
- Reuters ID: LVA0014IC7PDZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A fire tore through the neurology unit of one of Ankara's biggest hospitals on Wednesday night (May 18) creating panic among patients and their relatives, Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper reported on its website.
Around 100 patients being treated in that bloc were evacuated and transferred to other units, according to the report.
Firefighters raced against the time to douse the flames. Cars parked at the hospital's parking lot were towed as part of the security measures taken in the area.
The fire was put out within two hours. The cause of the fire was unknown, and no casualties were reported. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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