Medicines, materials worth around Rs 8 crore destroyed in Kollam drug warehouse fire
There were no casualties in the incident.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said medicines and materials, worth around Rs 8 crore, were destroyed during a fire that gutted a warehouse of the state-run Kerala Medical Services Corporation Limited (KMSCL) in Kollam district last night.
The district drug warehouse of KMSCL in Kollam was engulfed in fire on Wednesday night. It was a major supply source for medicines at state-run hospitals and PHCs in the district.
There were no casualties in the incident.
"The total loss due to the fire is estimated at Rs 8 crore. But the corporation need not suffer this much loss as the medicines are insured," she said.
A comprehensive probe would be conducted into the reasons that led to the massive fire, she told reporters here.
A scientific investigation report at various levels should be carried out to know how the blaze started, George said.
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