One other fireplace broke out at Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital in Ekurhuleni, on Wednesday, Gauteng well being officers confirmed.
Emergency crews from the Metropolis of Ekurhuleni’s Fireplace Division have been on-site attending to the blaze on the hospital’s fundamental outpatient division, stated division spokesperson Motalatale Modiba.
“This space is adjoining to the Accident and Emergency Unit, which burned on Saturday evening, April 19,” he stated in a press release.
Modiba stated extra particulars could be shared later because the matter was being investigated.
The newest fireplace comes as restoration operations proceed following the weekend blaze, which gutted the emergency unit.
IOL Information beforehand reported that Gauteng Well being Member of the Govt Council (MEC) Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko visited the hospital on Sunday to evaluate the harm.
On the time, she stated another house inside the facility had been recognized to briefly home emergency companies.
Nkomo-Ralehoko praised emergency groups for safely evacuating all 81 sufferers with out accidents.
“I want to emphasise that the origin of the hearth remains to be beneath investigation. We await the official forensic report,” Nkomo-Ralehoko stated, including that numerous investigative items have been on website.
She confirmed that though the Accident and Emergency Unit stays non-operational, a enterprise continuity plan is in place.
The hospital will stay on divert for ambulance arrivals, however walk-in sufferers will nonetheless be seen. Providers for acutely unwell sufferers, maternal and little one care, psychological well being, and persistent illness administration will proceed in designated areas.
Nkomo-Ralehoko stated the newly recognized emergency house has functioning lights and oxygen factors and can be operational quickly.
The unit destroyed within the weekend fireplace had not too long ago been renovated to adjust to occupational well being and security requirements, she stated.
Additional particulars on the brand new fireplace are anticipated as soon as investigations are full.
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