Health Minister Dr Adham Baba today confirmed that a fire broke out in the women’s ward of the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) at 3pm and all 24 patients were evacuated to safety.

He said that a small fire broke out, and was extinguished by the Emergency Response Team (ERT) who had been trained to put out fires. However, the fire spread again.

“Firefighters arrived at the scene within five minutes and...