151106 Bangladesh Fire at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Khulna
Bangladesh Nov 06 2015 “Hospitals”
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Fire at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Khulna
Updated: 2015-11-06-14:43
A fire that erupted at the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Khulna on Friday created panic among the patients and employees.
Those visiting patients were also thrown in a tizzy.
Deputy Director Md Tariqul Islam of Khulna Fire Service and Civil Defence said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a lab on the third floor of the seven-storey building around 10.30am.
“It could not spread as hospital employees tamed it with their own firefighting equipment. Later, three firefighting units reached the hospital and controlled the flame.”
Indian hospital chain Fortis, in a joint venture with AFC Health Ltd of Bangladesh, launched the specialised hospital for heart patients in Khulna in December last year.
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