Power surges force staff, patients out of Fort Wellington Hospital

Staff and patients and at the Fort Wellington Hospital were forced to evacuate the building around 12:50 pm yesterday after electrical panels and appliances started to burn because of fluctuating electricity.

Shaken, the staff remained outside until they felt it was safe enough to return to their normal duties while the patients were given early discharge. Staff members des-cribed the experience as “scary”.

The problem started from the transformer