Nearly 1,000 people evacuated after hospital fire in Sibu

By ANDY CHUA

Nation
Saturday, 18 Nov 2017
5:46 AM MYT

SIBU: About 1,000 people including patients, staff and members of the public had to be cleared from 18 wards of Sibu Hospital following a fire which broke out in the male medical ward.

Sibu Bomba acting chief, Wan Kamaruddin Ahmad said on Saturday (Nov 18) that the 8.15am fire occurred due to a faulty blower of the air-cond system in the toilet area of the ward.

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