Update
A fire broke out in a treatment room on the C4 ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital earlier today, forcing an emergency response from the Barbados Fire Service.
Sub-Officer Henderson Nicholls of the Bridgetown Fire Station confirmed that crews were dispatched to what was reported as a structural fire at the hospital. Seven fire officers from the Bridgetown Station responded, supported by Water Tenders Two and Seven and an additional tender from the Bridgetown Port Station.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they were informed that the blaze was confined to Treatment Room One on the C4 ward. Two teams were immediately deployed to attack the fire. The flames were brought under control and extinguished shortly after.
Damage was contained to the treatment room. One air-conditioning unit was completely destroyed, a cabinet was burnt, and the room was left heavily coated in soot. Fire crews are now conducting smoke extraction from the ward above C4, where smoke had accumulated.
Investigations indicate that the fire appears to have been electrical in origin.
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Earlier story
Fire officers are currently on the scene of a fire at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).
More details as they come.
