New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) A fire broke out in a nursing home in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area on Tuesday evening, prompting the authorities to rush 11 fire tenders, an official said.
No casualties have been reported. Delhi Fire Service received a call about the blaze around 8 pm, he said.
"We rushed 11 tenders to the spot and the fire was brought under control at 9.25 pm. Fire was reported in the nurse hostel on the second floor of the building and some portions of the third floor having medical reports," the officer said.
The building comprises the ground floor and three more floors.
The third floor has a dental facility and the fire broke out in the record section, said a senior police officer, adding that the second floor had accommodation for six nurses, the first floor has some offices and an Out Patient Department (OPD) and the ground floor has a chemist shop.
"Around 15 to 20 patients and 20 staff were present who were evacuated immediately," the officer said.
There were no babies in the nursing home, he added.
The matter is being investigated.