Cigarettes Become The Cause Of Fire At Citra Arafiq Hospital, Depok To All Patients Evacuated

Citra Arafiq Hospital on Jalan Nadih, Sumajaya District, Depok City. (doc VOI)

DEPOK - President Commissioner of Citra Arafiq Hospital, Fadh A Rafiq said the main generator fire that occurred on Wednesday evening July 24 was caused by the negligence of someone smoking in the substation area, so the sparks grabbed into the generator.

As a result of this fire, all patients were evacuated to a number of hospitals because hospital services, such as medical equipment, could not function normally.

Before being evacuated to a number of hospitals, at least 60 patients were evacuated to a mosque located not far from Citra Arafiq Hospital on Jalan Nadih, Sumajaya District, Depok City.

"Actually, this (fire) has nothing to do with the main hospital building. This is outside the main building, far away. As a result of people smoking in the area (genset) it resulted in a generator," Fadh said in his statement, Thursday, July 25.

Meanwhile, the Depok Metro Police Chief, Kombes Pol. Arya Perdana, said he would investigate the findings of the hospital. If it is true that the fire was due to someone's negligence, it will be legally processed.

"We'll check first, we'll check. So far the information obtained is the same (with the hospital). There are people who are negligent, there is a fire that causes sparks," said Arya.