Massive Fire at Sealdah ESI Hospital Claims Life of ICU Patient; 80 Rescued

Kolkata: In an unfortunate incident, a patient at the Sealdah ESI hospital in Kolkata tragically died in a fire that broke out on the ground floor early Friday morning, reportedly caused by a short circuit, according to fire officials.

The fire erupted around 5 AM, prompting a swift response from the fire brigade, which arrived at the scene and managed to control the blaze. District Fire Officer TK Dutta confirmed that it was a significant fire that resulted in one fatality in the ICU.

According to an ANI report, "It was a very major fire. We rescued all the patients who were trapped inside, there were nearly 80 of them. However, one patient who was admitted to the ICU died, but there has been no other casualty. The fire could be seen till the top floor of the hospital," Dutta said.

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Speaking to ANI, Mondal said, "The room that caught fire, there was a fibre door. I switched off my alarm at 4:40 am...after some time, I saw fire and smoke started entering our room. I started calling for help. Then, the staff came and I was brought down in a wheelchair."

Another patient in the hospital said that he heard sirens ringing when the fire broke out and rushed down to escape.

"We saw the fire at 3 am and we had heard the sirens ringing. We heard people yelling and saw a room on fire when we came out. All our papers are still in the hospital. The AC in the hospital had a short circuit which led to the fire," he said.

The patients were shifted to other hospitals for treatment.

Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh said that the incident was very unfortunate and 80 to 81 people were rescued.

"The fire incident is a very unfortunate one. However, right now there is no time to hold any responsible. The incident occurred due to a short circuit. 80 to 81 people were rescued however one cancer patient died due to the smoke. 54 patients have been transferred to another hospital," the TMC leader said.

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