▁building ' s ▁wooden ▁frame ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁fuel ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁fire , ▁and ▁fire fig h ters ▁described ▁the ▁building ▁burning ▁intens ely ▁for ▁over ▁three ▁hours ▁due ▁to ▁strong ▁wind s . ▁According ▁to ▁relatives ▁of ▁the ▁patients , ▁it ▁was ▁routine ▁for ▁the ▁patients ▁to ▁be ▁locked ▁inside ▁during ▁the ▁night . ▁Some ▁reports ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁vict ims ▁who ▁were ▁bur nt ▁alive ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁tied ▁to ▁their ▁b eds ▁as ▁a ▁routine ▁procedure ▁and ▁therefore ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁escape ▁when ▁the ▁fire ▁spread ▁through ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁building ' s ▁windows ▁had ▁been ▁bar red ▁with ▁steel ▁frames ▁that ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁opened ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁to ▁prevent ▁add ict s ▁from ▁running ▁away , ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 5 ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁bed rid den ▁when ▁the ▁fire ▁broke ▁out . ▁However , ▁despite ▁the ▁bar red ▁windows , ▁respond ing ▁fire fig h ters ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁rescue ▁do z ens ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁fast - sp reading ▁fire . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁by ▁ 8 . 2 0 ▁am ▁local ▁time ▁fire fig h ters ▁had ▁brought ▁the ▁fire ▁under ▁control ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁completely ▁ex ting u ished ▁by ▁ 9 : 1 3 . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Hospital ization ▁of ▁surv iv ors ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health care , ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 ▁patients ▁and ▁staff ▁were ▁safely ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁the ▁hospital , ▁with ▁