Massive fire breaks out in Gorakhpur govt. hospital

A major fire broke out on Monday at the State-run BRD Hospital, infamous for deaths of scores of children last year allegedly due to shortage of oxygen, the fire department said.

No loss of life has been reported so



far.

Three fire tenders were pressed to control the blaze that caused extensive damage to the principal’s office and the adjacent record room situated in the hospital premises.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.