KUCHING: More than 50 patients of a private hospital here were in shocked after fire gutted a neurology specialist clinic at the premise in Jalan Rock here tonight.
No injuries were reported as the clinic, located on the first floor of the hospital, was close when the fire broke out at 8.49pm.
Batu Lintang Fire and Rescue Department deployed eight man in one engine to the scene upon receiving a distress call over the incident.
Kuching Zone Fire and Rescue station chief Tiong Ling Hii said preliminary investigation showed that the fire might have been triggered by short circuit.
"Only 10 per cent of the clinic was razed by the fire," he said.
It was learnt that only three patients admitted to a ward located on the upper floor of the hospital was relocated to other wards.
Apart from firemen, also deployed to the scene were several officers from Syarikat Sesco Berhad to conduct inspection on the short circuit.