Medical college fire damages samples, fridge
TNN | Jan 1, 2019, 06:27 IST
File photo of the October 3 fire at Medical College Hospital.KOLKATA: A fire broke out around 4.45am at a third-floor laboratory in Medical College Hospital Kolkata (MCHK) on Monday. Three fire engines rushed to the spot and doused the flames before it could spread to other rooms. None was hurt. On October 3, fire engulfed the same building and patients had to be evacuated.
On Monsday, a refrigerator was gutted by the fire. Fire officials suspect a fault in the refrigerator might have led to the fire.
The fire, however, created panic among patients and relatives as a portion of the third-floor has wards for patients.
“The fire was controlled within minutes. There was no major damage or injury apart from some samples stored in the refrigerator. In fact, there was no need to evacuate patients as their wards are located away from the fire site,” said an official at MCHK.
On October 3, patients from the same building had to be evacuated as a bigger fire broke in the hospital’s pharmacy store located on the ground floor. There was no casualty but medicine and consumables worth Rs 5 crore were damaged by the fire. The pharmacy is yet to start functioning in full capacity.
On Monsday, a refrigerator was gutted by the fire. Fire officials suspect a fault in the refrigerator might have led to the fire.
The fire, however, created panic among patients and relatives as a portion of the third-floor has wards for patients.
“The fire was controlled within minutes. There was no major damage or injury apart from some samples stored in the refrigerator. In fact, there was no need to evacuate patients as their wards are located away from the fire site,” said an official at MCHK.
On October 3, patients from the same building had to be evacuated as a bigger fire broke in the hospital’s pharmacy store located on the ground floor. There was no casualty but medicine and consumables worth Rs 5 crore were damaged by the fire. The pharmacy is yet to start functioning in full capacity.
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