Fire engulfs Tehran hospital, no casualties

Medics and firefighters work outside Gandhi hospital after a huge fire erupted on multiple floors of the hospital, in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 - Copyright Associated Press

By Euronews

Published on 26/01/2024 - 10:20

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State media reported that a huge fire broke out at a hospital in Iran's capital Tehran.

The fire, which engulfed the Gandhi Hospital in northern Tehran, was contained on Thursday evening. The blaze burnt the building's exterior facade.

There were no fatalities reported so far, a spokesperson for the Tehran Fire Department spokesperson said, adding that authorities were investigating the cause of the incident.