Four psychiatric patients recaptured
A composite photograph showing the interior and exterior of the National Psychiatric Hospital after the fire
A composite photograph showing the interior and exterior of the National Psychiatric Hospital after the fire

-one still missing

FOUR of the five patients who escaped from the National Psychiatric Hospital at Canje, East Berbice, during a fire on Saturday evening, have been recaptured, while one remains at large.
This information was contained in a press release issued by the Guyana Police Force on Sunday.
Firefighters and hospital employees were unable to detain several patients who were able to escape from the facility amid the ruckus.
While firefighters were attempting to extinguish the fire, nine patients used the opportunity to escape from the facility by way of a door on the southern side of the building. According to the police, three of nine initial escapees were recaptured on Saturday, while a fourth voluntarily walked into the hospital.
According to the police, the fire erupted around 19:15hrs following an altercation among three of the 31 male patients housed in the Chalet Four Male Admission Ward of the hospital.
On hearing the ruckus, the matron along with the supervisor and two male nurses, rushed to the ward, only to see smoke coming from inside it. They could also hear the patients shouting for help. The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) and the police were subsequently alerted to the situation by officials of the hospital.
All four escapees, the police say, have burns about their bodies and are currently receiving medical attention.
Eleven other patients who received burns about their bodies were rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where they were admitted and are in stable condition.
Eight patients who did not receive injuries during the ordeal were relocated to the Acute Centre, while three are being housed in Chalet One.

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