A major fire broke out at&nbsp;Metro Hospital in Noida's sector-12 on Thursday afternoon.&nbsp;

Fire tenders were rushed to the spot.&nbsp;There have been no reports of any casualties.

Dr Purushottam Lal working in the hospital said the fire started in the second floor of the hospital.

"We are ascertaining the cause of the fire; all patients have been rescued and no casualty or injury has occurred in the incident," he added.

About 30-35 patients were rescued and shifted to local hospitals, said Vaibhav Krishna, senior superintendent of police, Gautam Buddha Nagar.&nbsp; 
Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the situation is "now under control", Krishna told PTI.

Thick smoke could be seen billowing out of the hospital with people standing on ledges in balconies as rescuers tried to reach them by breaking window panes.

Staffers tried to help patients out of the building in Noida, on the outskirts of the national capital.

A major fire broke out at Metro Hospital in Noida's sector-12 on Thursday afternoon. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. There have been no reports of any casualties.

A major fire broke out at Metro Hospital in Noida's sector-12 on Thursday afternoon. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. There have been no reports of any casualties. Dr Purushottam Lal working in the hospital said the fire started in the second floor of the hospital. "We are ascertaining the cause of the fire; all patients have been rescued and no casualty or injury has occurred in the incident," he added. About 30-35 patients were rescued and shifted to local hospitals, said Vaibhav Krishna, senior superintendent of police, Gautam Buddha Nagar. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the situation is "now under control", Krishna told PTI. Thick smoke could be seen billowing out of the hospital with people standing on ledges in balconies as rescuers tried to reach them by breaking window panes. Staffers tried to help patients out of the building in Noida, on the outskirts of the national capital.

Watch: Fire breaks out at Metro hospital in Noida; several trapped inside

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Here are the top developments this evening

Lalu Prasad found guilty in fodder scam case, taken into custody Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was on Saturday convicted by a special CBI court in the 1996 fodder scam case along with 14 others co-accused in the case. Lalu Prasad Yadav was taken into custody immediately after the verdict and sent to a jail in Ranchi. Former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra, who was also a co-accused, has been acquitted along with seven others. J&K: 3 soldiers killed in Pakistan ceasefire violation in Keri At least three Indian soldiers, including a senior officer, were on Saturday killed in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan at the Keri (120 Infantry Brigade) Battalion area of Jammu and Kashmir. A soldier has also been injured in the firing and is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. Bus falls into river in Rajasthan, death toll rises to 32 At least 32 people have died and several injured after a bus fell into the Banas river in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur area, District Magistrate KC Varma said. All injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. The incident occurred in Swai Madhopur's Dubi area. Bhopal gang-rape: Four accused sentenced to life imprisonment The four men accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in Bhopal in October were sentenced to life imprisonment by a fast track court on Saturday. The additional district and session judge Savita Dube reportedly gave the verdict. Delhi: Fire at Metro Hospital, minor injuries to patients A fire broke out at New Delhi's Metro Hospital and Cancer Institute in Preet Vihar on Saturday afternoon but was brought under control by evening. A few patients suffered minor injuries. Around 84 patients were evacuated. A senior police official said that the fire started in an air conditioning vent and then spread to other floors.

WION evening news brief, December 23, 2017

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Watch: Fire breaks out at Metro hospital in Noida; several trapped inside

WION evening news brief, December 23, 2017