We should all be thankful that no one was injured following the fire at the Far East Rand Hospital last night.
The fire was reportedly caused by a mental health patient at a female ward on the second floor.
Staff have worked well to evacuate the patients to other hospitals until the premises are declared safe.
I am concerned that this is the second major fire at a Gauteng hospital this year following the fire at the Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Soweto last month.
I hope that all hospitals review their fire safety and prevention efforts.