Female patient self-immolated at Clairwood Hospital in Durban, causing fire that spread, evacuating 24 patients; no other injuries reported.

A female patient at Clairwood Hospital in Durban died after allegedly setting herself on fire in an isolation ward, causing a fire that spread to an adjacent ward. Emergency services evacuated 24 of 25 patients, with no other injuries reported. The fire was extinguished by the eThekwini Fire Department, which found approximately 20% of the building damaged. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health confirming the patient's death.

October 24, 2024
5 Articles

Further Reading