NEW DELHI, Oct. 3, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – A massive fire broke out at one of
the oldest and largest government hospitals in the eastern Indian city of
Kolkata Wednesday morning, officials said.
“The fire started at the pharmacy of the Calcutta Medical College and
Hospital and soon engulfed one of the buildings on the hospital premises.
Fortunately, there have been no casualties as some 250 patients were
evacuated from the building,” a hospital official said.
Fire officials said that 10 tenders have been pressed into service to
contain the flames. “We are trying our best to douse the flames,” a fire
official said.
Apart from the fire brigade, the state’s disaster management authority
personnel have also reached the medical college. “A massive rescue operation
is underway at the hospital,” the hospital official added.
Local TV channels showed footage of patients being carried out of the
hospital building in stretchers with their saline drips.
“A probe has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the fire,” the fire
official said.