A fire broke out at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Chester, Pennsylvania, following a small flood that occurred on Thursday night, as per reports from NBCPhiladelphia. SkyForce10 captured visuals showing smoke emerging from one of the hospital's buildings, with firefighters in attendance managing the situation.
The incident necessitated the evacuation of critical care patients, with Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito confirming, "We experienced a small flood that resulted in a fire, but there is no longer an active fire." The urgency to safely relocate the patients was supported by local county efforts, ensuring no injuries were reported. This was conveyed in a statement retrieved by multiple sources including 6abc.
Additional coverage by FOX29 highlighted that the fire was under control by 11 p.m. on the same night. Tony Esposito detailed the emergency operation in a statement saying, "Critical care patients were evacuated from the facility to safe areas and we have been working with the county to ensure their safety." Specific details on the fire or subsequent patient accommodations were not provided.
Although the fire has been extinguished, the cause is under investigation. Crozer-Chester Medical Center, identified on its website as having more than 300 beds, is a key health facility in the region with the only comprehensive emergency department (ED), trauma center, and burn treatment center in the Philadelphia suburbs. This information was cited by an article on 6abc.
