Panic gripped patients at the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here when a fire broke out in it on Tuesday afternoon. However, there was no casualty or injury.
As per reports, the fire broke out in the gynaecology ward of the hospital.
Though the exact cause behind the fire was not yet known, an electric short circuit in an air-conditioner
was suspected to have led to the fire.
Four patients, who were undergoing treatment in the ward, were immediately shifted to another ward, sources said. On receiving the information, a firefighting team later reached the spot and doused the flames.