Sultanah Aminah Hospital fire: Johor Sultan orders royal ward to be used

Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has ordered the Royal Ward in Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) to be used to treat Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients following the fire today which killed six people.

The matter was conveyed by Johor Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin after a briefing with the Johor Ruler today.

He said the Ruler had also asked for a full report on the fire incident and wants restoration works to be carried out as soon as possible.

Mohamed Khaled also expressed his condolences to the families of those who perished in the fire and promised aid to them.

Four female patients and two male patients died in the fire while a male patient was saved. During the incident, 294 patients and 193 hospital staff were reported to be in the building.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said other patients had been evacuated temporarily to wards in other buildings.

He said latest information and status on the incident would be notified from time to time and urged the people not to speculate.