The fire, which engulfed the Gandhi Hospital in northern Tehran, was contained on Thursday evening. The blaze burnt the building’s exterior facade. There were no fatalities reported so far, a spokesperson for the Tehran Fire Department spokesperson said, adding that authorities were investigating the cause of the incident. The fire started at 15:30 GMT – 19:00 local time. State TV said earlier that the area around the hospital, which is located in northern Tehran, has been cordoned off and the hospital was evacuated.