Fire at Odisha hospital; no casualty

A fire broke out at a state-run hospital in Odisha's Balasore district on Monday, triggering panic among patients and their relatives.

Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out at a state-run hospital in Odisha‘s Balasore district on Monday, triggering panic among patients and their relatives, an official said.

No casualty was reported in the incident, he said.

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It was suspected that the fire broke out at the Fakir Mohan Medical College & Hospital due to a short circuit in an air conditioner, the official said.

One fire tender was pressed into service to put off the blaze, first spotted around 9:40 am.

“The fire was spotted in an AC compressor installed on the outer side of a wall on the first floor of the chemotherapy ward. There was no report of any casualty,” the official said.