The fire started in a store room and spread quickly, but was soon brought under controlA fire has broken out at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur. It started in a store room in the hospital’s new building around 9am on Thursday, said Md Asaduzaman, assistant director of the Faridpur Fire Service. “A fire suddenly sparked in the first floor storage room,” said Deepak Kumar, deputy director of the hospital. “It spread quickly and the air all around grew dark with smoke.”Pharmaceuticals, machinery, refrigerators and other materials were stored in the room, the doctor said. Faridpur Deputy Commissioner Md Kamrul Ahsan Talukdar and Superintendent of Police Md Morshed Alam went to inspect the scene once the incident was reported.

Source: bd News24 May 16, 2024 06:01 UTC