Blackout at medical centre after TNB sub-station fire

NST: KLANG: There was chaos in the darkness as staff at the Pantai Klang Specialist Medical Centre evacuated patients following an explosion at the hospital’s Tenaga Nasional Bhd sub-station last night.
Witnesses reported hearing two explosions from the sub-station on the ground floor of the building about 8.10pm. Moments later, the hospital plunged into darkness.
Hospital staff began making arrangements to transfer patients needing primary care to other hospitals while others were discharged and told to return to the hospital today. There were about 30 patients warded in the hospital.
The hospital contacted the families of patients to inform them of the situation.
Persiaran Raja Muda Musa was closed to traffic except for ambulances and family members to make their way to the hospital.
Pantai Klang Specialist Medical Centre chief executive Johnny Ng said a fire at the sub-station caused the blackout.
One of the patients sent home was Amira Nur Farizah, 5, who was admitted earlier in the day for high fever.
Her mother Siti Zakiah Mohd Alias, 28, said hospital staff advised her to take Amira home.
"She has been having a fever for eight days and now I have to take her home and return tomorrow (today)."
A relative of one of the patients, who wanted to be known only as Tan, said his mother had been admitted for high blood pressure and that this was the last thing she needed.
"They should have had better emergency plans," he said.
At Press time, TNB workers were still trying to reconnect supply to the hospital.