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Munshiganj General Hospital catches fire; no injury reported
Fire fighters at the Munshiganj General Hospital that caught fire on Sunday night. UNB
Munshiganj, Feb 24 --A fire broke out on the fifth floor of the six-storey Munshiganj General Hospital on Sunday night.
The blaze started in the general ward on the fifth floor of the new building of the hospital at around 9:30 pm, said Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of Munshiganj Fire Service.
On information, two firefighting units from Munshiganj rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and seven patients from the affected ward were safely relocated to another ward.
The fire might have originated from an electrical short circuit, added the officer.
The exact extent of the damage caused by the fire has not yet been determined. - UNB