BAHARAMPUR -- Two persons were killed while some others sustained injuries when a fire broke out in Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital today.
West Bengal: Patients break windows to escape from Govt hospital in Murshidabad where fire is still raging. pic.twitter.com/FWihLpeAiE
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Panic prevailed in the hospital as people ran helter-skelter leading to a near stampede.
WB: Visuals of the Govt hospital in Murshidabad where fire broke out. Fire tenders working to douse the flames. pic.twitter.com/Aa0roC2kJW
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"A fire broke out in the hospital. Two causalities were reported. Fire has been brought under control. There is no need for panic", Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) S. Saha said.
He said an AC unit was the source of the fire.
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