Fire breaks out at Mount Sinai Medical Center

[Ian David]

The Associated Press

March 7, 2007, 11:04 AM EST

Six people suffered minor injuries and 13 patients were moved after a fire erupted in a seventh-floor doctor's office of Mount Sinai Medical Center in upper Manhattan on Wednesday, authorities said.

"The flames were coming out the windows, but the fire was basically in the office," fire department Assistant Chief Michael Weinlein said at a hospital news conference, where he was joined by hospital President and CEO Ken Davis.

"The nurses saw the smoke and they quickly transferred the patients to other units," Davis said.

Davis said the 13 patients were on the eighth floor, which houses a neurosurgical intensive care unit. There were no injuries among them, but four medical staff members were treated for smoke inhalation.

Two firefighters also were hurt, but not seriously, the chief said.

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No serious injuries in fire at NY hospital
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Fire in NYC hospital was accidental
March 07, 2007 15:24 EST

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fire officials in New York have determined that the fire that slightly injured seven people at a Manhattan hospital this morning was accidental.

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