A fire outbreak on Saturday morning at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State affected the Intensive Care Unit and a Theatre.
Men of the fire services swiftly swung into action after being called upon by the institution’s authorities.
Chief Medical Director, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo said that patients, who were on admission at the affected parts of the incident, have been safely transferred to another place in continuation of their treatment.
He added that no casualty was recorded, stressing that no patient was trapped also in the fire incident, as against the reports in some quarters.
Otegbayo assured relatives of patients that the hospital remained committed to providing quality healthcare service delivery to the public.
The affected parts of the building had been cordoned off.
