Jammu: A fire broke out on the first floor of the OPD block of the under-construction building of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba on Sunday. Two fire tenders reached the spot, the blaze was doused and there was no loss or injury to workers.
A fire broke out in the under-construction building of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba on Sunday, informed officials.
According to officials, the fire broke out on the first floor of the OPD block.
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At the time of the incident, people were working in the said building, although no casualty has been reported.
As per the information, welding work led to the fire on the first floor of the OPD block.
Immediately after the incident, the local police reached the spot and two fire tenders were called. As soon as the employees of the fire department arrived, they started extinguishing the fire, after a lot of effort, the fire was brought under control.
District Development Commissioner Samba Abhishek Sharma reached the spot, he took stock of the situation and told that the fire broke out around 5:30 pm
"Immediately, two vehicles of the fire department and three an ambulance were called to the scene, although no injuries were reported, the fire has been completely brought under control," said Sharma.
He further added that strict security arrangements would be made so that no such incident happens in the future.
Further details are awaited.
team had earlier reported that a major fire broke out in an electric generator at a private hospital in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. The fire brigade team that reached the spot brought the fire under control and as many as 32 patients were evacuated and shifted to another hospital.
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