Kerala: Fire Breaks Out At Kottayam Medical College, No Casualties Reported

Patients in the nearby wards were evacuated as the area was filled with smoke

A fire broke out at Kottayam medical college on Monday.

Source : ANI

A massive fire broke out in an under-construction building at the Government Medical College campus in Kerala's Kottayam on Monday. Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot upon knowing about the incident.

Patients in the nearby wards were evacuated as the area was filled with smoke. The new building in which the fire accident is under construction behind the third ward of the hospital. No casualties have been reported so far.

Kerala | Fire broke out at a medical college in Kottayam. Fire tenders rushed to the spot & fire was brought under control. No casualties were reported. pic.twitter.com/QiNiBFn7fL

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Meanwhile, on Monday, a 12-year-old boy was killed after a fire broke out in a structure and engulfed several hutments in Kurar village in Malad suburb of Mumbai, a fire brigade official sources said. The blaze erupted at around 11.15 am and soon spread to "50 to 100 hutments," the official said, adding it was doused after almost three hours.

Initially, it was declared as a 'level-two' (major) fire but was later scaled down to 'level 1', he said. After the incident, a boy was rushed to Shatabdi hospital where he was declared brought dead, the official said. The fire erupted on the first floor of the ground-plus-one-story structure in a 1,200 sq feet area and soon engulfed nearby hutments.

Electric wiring and other equipment, household furniture, LPG cylinders and thermocol material were gutted, the official said. Eight fire engines, four jumbo tankers, an ambulance and other assistance were rushed to the spot, he said.

Local people used three DCP (Dry Chemical Powder) fire extinguishers while fire personnel used two small hose lines to put out the flames.

(With PTI inputs)