Fire hits National Children’s Hospital in QC

Fire broke out at the National Children’s Hospital on E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Quezon City on Tuesday morning, according to a report by Allan Gatus on Dobol B sa News TV aired on GMA News TV.

FIRE ALERT: Bahagi ng Nat'l Children's Hospital sa Quezon City, nasusunog. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/QP8EoWpby7

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) December 17, 2019

Patients in the annex building of the hospital have evacuated the burning building.

The fire has reached the third alarm and was declared fire out past 11 a.m.

FIRE UPDATE: Sunog sa Nat'l Children's Hospital sa Quezon City, naapula na. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/hnVFDx6eBw

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) December 17, 2019

Some of the patients have been allowed to get inside the lobby, while some of them were still staying outside the building and at a nearby fast food establishments, as seen in photos shared by YouScooper Albert Mosquite.

LOOK: Pansamantalang lumipat sa isang malapit na fast food restaurant ang ilang mga pasyente sa National Children's Hospital sa Quezon City matapos masunog ang bahagi nito.

Mga kuha ni YouScooper Albert Mosquite. pic.twitter.com/mbe4fYPoa0

— YouScoop (@YouScoop) December 17, 2019

—Joviland Rita/KG, GMA News