RSI Medical Record Warehouse Ibnu Sina Simpang Empat Pasaman Barat Burned, Hundreds Of Files Of Musnah Patients

The fire brigade team tried to extinguish the fire at the medical records warehouse at RSI Ibnu Sina Simpang Empat, West Pasaman Regency caught fire, Thursday. ANTARA.

PADANG - The medical records warehouse of the Islamic Hospital (RSI) Ibnu Sina Simpang Empat, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra caught fire so that hundreds of patient files were also roasted. Director of RSI Ibnu Sina Simpang Empat, Meri said that the incident took place on Thursday afternoon at around 14.30 WIB. There were no fatalities in the fire but hundreds of patient status data were also burned. "The fire was quickly extinguished with the help of firefighters," he said as quoted by Antara, Thursday evening. Service for patients is not disturbed because the fire does not spread to the treatment room. "At that time security officers or security carried out patrols. Suddenly smoke appeared coming from the medical record warehouse. It didn't take long for the firefighters to arrive," he said. Head of the Fire Department of the West Pasaman Civil Service Police Unit Getri Ardenis said when he received a report there was a fire straight to the location and extinguished the fire. "The cooperation files of all parties can be extinguished quickly and do not spread other buildings," he said. He appealed to the public to increase their awareness of fires because it is currently summer. Meanwhile, the Head of the West Pasaman Police Criminal Investigation Unit, AKP Fahrel Haris, said that his party was still investigating the cause of the fire at the medical record warehouse at RSI Ibnu Sina. "Still under investigation and members have also gone down to the field. There were no casualties in the accident," he said.