HOSPITAL O.R. FIRE: “They caught a patient’s hair on fire…” [UPDATED]

HYANNIS – What happened inside the Cape Cod Hospital O.R. last evening? (Please refer to update below…)

HN tuned into the Hyannis Fire Department when they responded to an automatic fire alarm inside one of the O.R. Rooms at Cape Cod Hospital.

It was sounding like a routine call until the words “they caught a patient’s hair on fire” were transmitted.

Was the patient inside the operating room? Were they in the middle of some type of procedure? Was the patient seriously injured? Is this a case of medical malpractice? An accident? Does this happen often? Are future patients in danger? These are just some of the questions that ran through my curious mind after one of the most unusual calls I’ve ever heard.

(Of course the whole thing could have been simply a routine occurrence… but I doubt it.)

Because of HIPAA Laws, I knew I would not be able to get information from first responders, hospital security, or other staff.

HN left a phone message with the Cape Cod Hospital media relations person and will provide updates on this bizarre occurrence as soon as they become available.

The following video includes audio from emergency radio transmissions. It also shows the scene at CCH. The hospital did not appear to have been evacuated and radio chatter seemed to indicate that the patient was quickly extinguished.

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UPDATE – 11/26/2015 – 4:45pm — According to Cape Cod Hospital spokeswoman Robin Lord, “during a surgical procedure at Cape Cod Hospital last evening, a heat generating piece of equipment briefly ignited the patient’s hair. It was quickly extinguished by staff and the patient is resting comfortably today. The fire department was called as a precautionary measure.”

In other news:

VIDEO: SUV crashed through the front wall of The Barn in Mashpee…

MASHPEE – At about 10:00PM last evening, police and firefighters responded to The Barn grocery and liquor store on Route 28.

A vehicle had crashed through the front wall of the store, but nobody was injured.

The following video highlights the scene.

In other news:

PHOTO: According to sources, at about 7:00PM last evening, Yarmouth rescue responded to the parking lot next to the Yarmouth Police Department for an unresponsive individual suffering from some type of overdose…

In other news:

PHOTO: A NIGHT AT THE PUB — At about 11:17PM last evening, Harwich police and firefighters responded to an accident/disturbance where a truck backed into a utility pole outside of a popular Irish pub.

In other news:

PHOTO: DENNIS — At about 12:15PM this morning, there was a disturbance outside of the Lost Dog Pub which may have involved someone being struck with a bottle according to the initial radio transmission. It is uncertain whether a bottle was actually used… When HN arrived, police were standing by keeping the peace. No further information was available at the time of this report.