An official of the fire and emergency services department said that 11 fire tenders including one each from Panchkula and Mohali were pressed into service to quickly control the blaze.
As Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay continues to battle for life in the PGIMER in Chandigarh, his family on Tuesday said he should be sent back to his country along with them.
The body has been shifted to the mortuary of the Institute from the ICU in the Advanced Trauma Centre.