Patna: A day after a major fire at a hotel in the Malviya Nagar area of Delhi claimed 21 lives, at least four patients died and more than 15 people were injured after a fire broke out at a hospital’s ICU in Muzaffarpur early Thursday morning.
Police said prima facie it appeared that the fire started around 3 am due to an electrical short circuit, spreading rapidly through the ICU, where several critically ill patients were undergoing treatment. Panic struck patients, attendants, and medical staff after dense smoke rapidly filled several areas of the hospital. Rescue personnel and emergency teams evacuated patients from the affected sections to ensure their safety.
Muzaffarpur district magistrate Subrata Kumar Sen said around 13 patients were in the ICU and a few others were admitted to the CCU.
They have now been shifted and admitted to nearby hospitals. He said that a dedicated team would be constituted to examine exactly how the incident occurred, further action would be taken as per the law.
“At first glance, the incident appears to have been caused by a short circuit. However, the exact cause can only be determined after a detailed investigation,” he added.
