India, Dec. 30 -- A fire broke out inside the operation theatre of the Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital in south Delhi Malviya Nagar on Sunday. Fire officials said that while none of the patients or staffers were injured, one of the fire fighters was "affected" due to the smoke. He was taken to the hospital and is stable.

According to the police, a call about the fire was received around 10.45 am on Sunday. Police said the fire started on the third floor inside the OT room due to an alleged short circuit. Soon, the fire spread to the entire floor.

Delhi Fire Services said firefighters reached the spot within 10 to 20 minutes of the call with eight fire tenders. "We sent teams and the patients and staff were timely evacuated. They we...