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Massive fire in Kamla Nehru Hospital

Zafar Alam Khan | Bhopal

Children’s ward of Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal’s Kamla Nehru Hospital caught fire earlier tonight. Many children are reportedly stuck in the building.

Rescue operations are presently underway. Medical education minister Vishwas Sarang and Bhopal Madhya MLA Arif Masood have rushed to the spot and are reportedly overseeing the rescue operations.

Fire brigade has also reached the spot and rescue operations are underway. Fire brigade team and police have rushed to the spot and started the rescue operation.

Children ward of Kamla Nehru hospital caught fire on Monday night. According to the reports, some children were suffered injuries in the incident. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained.

Fire brigade team and police have rushed to the spot and started the rescue operation.

On getting the information Minister Vishwas Sarang, Bhopal Central MLA Arif Masood and DIG Irshad Wali have also reached the spot. The team of doctors has been called to the hospital.

Fire brigade employee Arif said that because of the heavy smoke, it is difficult to douse the fire. Eight fire brigades from Fatehgarh, Bairagarh, Pul Bogda and other fire stations have reached the spot.

The fire at third floor of the hospital could not be controlled till filing of this report.

Due to fire power supply of the hospital also collapsed for over three hours causing concern for the lives of fifty children admitted in the hospital.

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