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After Hyderabad, fire at Kolkata hospital

Fire breaks out at Kolkata hospital
Kolkata, Feb 3: Just a day after a major fire broke out at a Hyderabad hospital, yet another fire at a hospital in Kolkata has been reported.

A fire broke out in the gynaecology department of the premier state-run SSKM hospital on Wednesday, Feb 3 at around 9:30 am.

Fire brigade sources told the media that the fire was reported after the nurses of the maternity ward saw the fire at the metre box near the operation theatre on the third floor.

The fire was put out within an hour's time after two fire tenders were rushed into action.

On initial investigation, the fire brigade said that a short circuit caused the fire.

The hospital has shifted all the patients waiting for operations to other wards.

In the Tuesday, Feb 2 fire at a private superspeciality hospital in Hyderabad, one person was killed while many people are still battling for their lives after they inhaled a lot of smoke and jumped from the second floor.

The authorities are yet to answer the questions on what cause the fire at the Andhra Pradesh hospital.

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Mahendra Patel 04 Feb 2010 02:38 am
Fire is both a destructive force and Begining of New Life for Latest Modern Housing with all ammenities, Upgraded Hospital Facilities with Smoke Detectors, Security Camaras and Automatic Sprinklers. This is time to Create and Implement Fire Saftey Rules for all Security related Buildings, Hospitals, Government Building of National Importance. Fire Safety and Security requirements has to do with Selection of Non-Combustible Materia, Smoke Detector, Fire EXITS, Sprinkler System and Security Measures as Security Guards,Security Camaras etc. Though No one likes Loss of Properties or Life. This Kind of Tragic events. We have to utilize time to Moderrnize, or demand from authority to Upgrade out dated structure to Safe aesthetic, Secure, Energy efficient , User Friendly with adequate natural light and Natural Air Circulation with all Water and Drainage Connections etc.
peesapati vijaya gopal 03 Feb 2010 05:13 pm
every bldg big or small must have fire fighting equipment.u cant expect a fire brigade in these trffic jams in right time
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