THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A fire broke out at the SP Fort Hospital canteen in the capital city. As smoke billowed inside the hospital, the patients at the emergency ward were evacuated. No casualty has been reported.

The canteen is at the back of the hospital. The fire broke out after 9 am. Although the fire did not spread, smoke was spreading to the second and third floors of the hospital. So the patients in the emergency ward were evacuated. An ambulance rushed them to a nearby hospital. Critically ill patients were evacuated.

The fire force reached the spot and brought the situation under control. Designated minister and MLA Antony Raju is visiting the hospital.