Fire breaks out at Odisha's Fakir Mohan Medical College Hospital

Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out in the air conditioning unit on the first floor of the Fakir Mohan Medical College & 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. 

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. 

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

“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. 

As per a media report in The New Indian Express, According to fire personnel, overloading could have led to the fire mishap. Power supply from the main switch was cut off before deploying fire extinguishers, preventing further damage beyond the AC compressor, they said.

Chief district medical officer Dulalsen Jagatdeo assured that no casualty or injury was reported. The fire was swiftly contained after the MCH staff alerted the fire personnel.