Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital (TPTH)’s Accident and
Emergency Unit after it caught fire late on 19 April 2025 afternoon photo supplied
The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) confirms that patients were safely
evacuated from Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital (TPTH)’s Accident and
Emergency Unit after it caught fire late this (19 April 2025) afternoon.
We can report that there were no injuries or casualties reported as a result of the fire incident.
Thanks to the rapid response of hospital staff and emergency personnel, all patients were safely evacuated to secure areas within the hospital.
Firefighters from the City of Ekurhuleni and Gauteng Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are currently on site attending to the fire incident.
They are mopping up the fire after containing it, assessing the extend of the immediate physical damage and re assessing and recounting patients that were at the affected area.
It is important to assure the public and families whose loved ones are receiving
treatment at the hospital that the fire only affected the Accident and Emergency
Unit and not other wards.
The Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital is currently not receiving patients and
will remain on divert until further notice.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The public will be kept updated
on any developments about the situation.