A fire broke out at a hospital in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico after a waste container caught fire and spread to the hospital building. The patients were quickly evacuated by the hospital staff. The fire was extinguished after about an hour of effort by the firefighters. No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
Some hospital workers, on the other hand, stated that most of the fire extinguishers available for emergencies were dysfunctional and the fire alarm did not work.