India, Aug. 19 -- Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare said, "I reviewed the situation after the fire at AIIMS. The hospital area has not been affected by the fire and there has been no loss or damage to life", after visiting the hospital and taking stock of the situation on site at AIIMS along with Director, AIIMS, New Delhi and senior faculty members. Dr Harsh Vardhan also directed the AIIMS for conducting a comprehensive special fire audit at the Institute.

Harsh Vardhan personally monitored the efforts on-site towards extinguishing the fire and patient care at AIIMS. Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that as a precautionary measure administration had shifted the patients from AB wing of the hospital to other areas of the ho...