20200124 UP: MBBS intern killed after fire in hostel room
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UP: MBBS intern killed after fire in hostel room
Updated: 2020–01–24
BAREILLY: An MBBS intern was killed while her room-mate suffered serious burns after a fire broke out in their hostel room at a private medical college on Nainital Road, police said on Friday.
Prima facie the fire started on Thursday night from a heater kept in the room of PG hostel of SRMS Medical College, police said.
DIG Rajesh Pandey said the incident occurred around 3 am.
The security guard informed medical college authorities about smoke emanating from a room following which police and fire brigade rushed to the spot, Pandey said.
Sukriti Singh, a resident of Patna, was killed while her room-mate Ritika suffered serious burns in the incident.
The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Web Source: The times of India