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00:00We will talk to the PGH spokesperson, Dr. Jonas Del Rosario. Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.
00:11Good morning, Connie. Thank you for having me.
00:15Okay. What steps is the PGH taking for the patients who were evacuated because of the fire this morning?
00:22Actually, Connie, of course, there was a small fire that broke out.
00:29The fire was actually contained in one of the rooms in the call room of our residents.
00:40There was no firewood, walls, or flooring. The only thing that was burned were some office materials.
00:51That's why there was smoke.
00:55So the patients in Wards 1 and 3 need to be evacuated.
01:00We placed them in our atrium, but now they have been returned.
01:05The patients have been returned to where they came from.
01:09And there were no problems with their health, with the patients who were evacuated?
01:17There were no smoke inhalation injuries or their condition worsened.
01:24That's the report from the wards where they came from.
01:32It's good because the people who were responding have knowledge about fire drills.
01:40That's why it's easy to evacuate the patients in the wards.
01:45The patients who were evacuated to the place where the fire broke out in the back of Wards 1 and 3,
01:54they will also go to the OPD.
01:57That's why for a while, the OPD was closed.
02:03I think the patients were told to close the outpatient.
02:08But now, the OPD is open again.
02:11So the operation is normal in all the departments of your hospital?
02:15That's right.
02:17Okay. You said earlier that the fire didn't cause much damage.
02:23You said that only the papers were affected.
02:27But aside from that, are you also looking at other facilities?
02:33Maybe there is a need to do something, particularly in the wiring because the PGH is quite old, right?
02:40It was burned several times.
02:42That's right. Actually, if you remember, a few months back, there was a fire in the PGH.
02:47Actually, it was in a place near there.
02:50That's why there are continuous rehabilitation projects, including inspecting the wiring.
02:56Yes.
02:57So it's ongoing. Actually, the area where it was burned is still under renovation.
03:07So it doesn't look normal.
03:10That's why we're still investigating. We're still finding out why there was a fire there.
03:16You said earlier that it was in Ercon. Is Ercon also old?
03:21We're not sure yet. We're waiting for the official report of the OPD.
03:27All right. Thank you very much for your update to us.
03:30Be careful to all the patients there.
03:33Thank you, Connie.
03:35That was PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario.