Fire breaks out in Maternity ward of MP Hospital, no injuries reported
Katni: A massive fire broke out in the maternity ward of the district hospital in Katni in Madhya Pradesh, on Monday night. The fire department brought the situation under control, and no one was injured in the fire.
The fire started at 10:30 pm in the ICU ward of the hospital. The ward had 100 pregnant patients and around 56-60 newborn children. All the patients and newborns were evacuated safely and shifted to another place as a precautionary measure.
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The situation was brought under control after the hospital management informed the police and the fire department. Following this, several fire brigades reached the spot and doused the fire soon.
There was a sharp short circuit in the AC switchboard in the delivery room and then the fire started to spread the entire ward.
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