Fire engulfs medical store in MP hospital's premises; none injured, patients evacuated

Sagar (MP): A fire broke out in a medical store located in the premises of a private hospital in Sagar city of Madhya Pradesh on Monday evening, prompting an evacuation of patients by authorities, police and eyewitnesses said.

. No one was injured in the blaze at Bhagyodaya Tirtha Hospital, which was subsequently brought under control, while people present in the premises ran to safety, police said.

. The fire broke out at the medical store located in the hospital premises at around 6 pm, but its cause was not yet known, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Uike told reporters at the spot.

. On receiving information about the blaze, senior officials of the district administration and police also reached the spot immediately, he said, adding a technical team will investigate the cause of the inferno.

. Patients were evacuated from the hospital, eyewitnesses said, adding the fire might have been triggered due to a short-circuit in an air conditioner of an oxygen cylinder.

. They said the flames were put out by around 8.30 pm.

. Mukesh Jain Dhana, trustee of Bhagyodaya Tirtha Hospital, told PTI that the fire erupted in a room filled with empty cartons of medicines, other materials and attached to the medical store.

. Medicines worth lakhs of rupees kept in the store were reduced to ashes, he informed.

Fire engulfs medical store in MP hospital's premises; none injured, patients evacuated

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