A mental health patient allegedly caused a small fire in a ward in Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston on the East Rand on Friday afternoon by throwing a matchstick onto a blanket in his seclusion room after lighting a cigarette. No injuries were reported in the incident.“The CCTV footage shows that a female visitor sneaked in cigarettes and a matchbox into the patient’s secluded room. The matter has been reported to the police,” the Gauteng health department said in a statement.The affected room was closed to undergo minor painting work. The patient was transferred to a seclusion…