Medicines worth lakhs gutted in fire in Cuttack's City hospital

  • | Tuesday | 27th June, 2017

CUTTACK: Medicines worth thousands of rupees were gutted in fire that broke out in the medicine store room of district headquarter hospital, better known as City hospital , here.The incident occurred in the noon hours. Some hospital staff spotted smoke billowing out from the store room and immediately alerted the fire officials. We were managed to douse the flames in time," said additional district medical officer, Abhya Kumar Pattnaik. "Only a few boxes of medicines were damaged in the fire. The fire tenders rushed to spot and immediately doused the flames.

CUTTACK: Medicines worth thousands of rupees were gutted in fire that broke out in the medicine store room of district headquarter hospital, better known as City hospital , here.The incident occurred in the noon hours. Some hospital staff spotted smoke billowing out from the store room and immediately alerted the fire officials. The fire tenders rushed to spot and immediately doused the flames. At least 12 cartoons of medicines was destroyed in the fire.Authorities have claimed that apart from the store room, no other wing of the hospital was affected by the fire.Fire officials suspect that the fire outbreak was caused due to electricity short circuit."Only a few boxes of medicines were damaged in the fire. We were managed to douse the flames in time," said additional district medical officer, Abhya Kumar Pattnaik.

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