Baripada (Odisha): A major fire broke out on the third floor of the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Sadar Mahkuma Baripada of Mayurbhanj district on Friday, official sources said. Panic gripped the patients as well as hospital staff after smoke was initially detected in the hospital.
The building was dedicated to pediatric and gynaecology. On receiving the information, the Fire Services personnel rushed to the spot and initiated the effort to douse the flames and evacuated all the staff and patients safely. Sources said that no casualties have been reported yet.
The sources further said that the exact reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, Mayurbhan SP B Gangadhar, Baripada SDPO Sujith Pradhan, former deputy speaker Sanand Marandi and mayor Krishnananda Mohanty reached the spot and discussed with the district chief medical officer Dr Vyanendra Mohanty.
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Earlier, nine people were injured when a fire broke out in the Quality Control Division of the Bengaluru civic agency. The Chief Commissioner of the city civic agency-Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Tushar Giri Nath told reporters that the incident took place sometime between 5 pm and 5.30 pm.
The injured were rushed to Saint Martha's Hospital in the vicinity for first aid and were subsequently shifted to the burns ward of the Victoria Government Hospital. Giri Nath said nine engineers, including the chief engineer, sustained injuries. He, however, refused to divulge their condition. The Chief Commissioner said the injured were quickly taken to the hospital.
