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Srinagar, Oct 25 (KNS): Police personnel acted swiftly to help evacuate patients and their attendants after a massive fire broke out near Medicare Hospital in the Kaka Sarai area of Karan Nagar here on Sunday eyewitnesses said.
Police teams rushed to the spot and coordinated with Fire and Emergency Services personnel to assist in the evacuation and ensure the safety of people in the vicinity, they said.
The prompt response by the police drew appreciation from patients' attendants, who said the sudden outbreak of the fire had triggered panic and left them struggling to move to safety with their patients.
Ghulam Ali, one of the attendants, said the situation had become frightening as people were unsure how to escape while ensuring the safety of those under their care.
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"We were helpless and did not know whether to save our patients first or get ourselves to safety. The situation was extremely tense, but the police arrived within no time and helped us move to a safer place," he told the news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS).
Praising the police personnel, Ali said their timely intervention provided relief to people caught in the emergency.
Meanwhile, a Fire and Emergency Services official told KNS that the cause of the fire had not been ascertained yet. However, all lives had been saved, and the department is assessing the losses, the official said. (KNS)
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