KOLKATA: A major fire broke out at Sealdah ESI Hospital on Friday morning, a fire official said.Ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control after two hours, he said.There are no reports of any casualty in the fire, the official added.West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Bose rushed to the hospital after receiving reports of the fire. The minister said that the fire broke out around 5:30 am.It was under now control and the cooling process is being carried out, he said.Asked about the claim of a patient’s family about the death of the patient, the minister said it was yet to be ascertained whether the death was due to fire-induced suffocation or natural cause.A senior ESI hospital official said the fire first started on the first floor of the men’s surgical ward.All the patients were safely evacuated, with some transferred to other facilities. Around 50 patients were shifted to the Maniktala ESI Hospital, she said.
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