Patient Allegedly Sets Hospital On Fire, Takes Her Own Life In KZN

In an incident at Clairwood Hospital in Durban, a 41-year-old patient allegedly took her own life by setting herself on fire while in an isolation ward within the hospital’s internal medicine unit.

Emergency Response and Evacuations

The fire, which escalated swiftly, also affected an adjacent ward, prompting immediate action from the hospital staff.

Hospital spokesperson Nathi Olifant reported that at least 23 patients were successfully evacuated and transferred to other available beds within the facility, highlighting the swift response of the medical team in such a dire situation.

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Additional Safety Concerns

The distressing events of the morning did not end there. The Department of Health confirmed two separate road crashes involving its emergency medical services vehicles shortly after the fire incident.

The first crash occurred when a bus from their Nakekela hub in Manguzi overturned near Mbazwana while transporting 60 patients and two crew members, following a collision with a stray cow.