Major fire breaks out at medical college in UP's Meerut
Meerut, May 31: A fire broke out in the operation theatre of Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College here on Friday morning, officials said.
No casualties were reported, police said.
A spark in the window air conditioner in the gynecological operation theatre, on the second floor of the state-run hospital, caused the fire, the medical college's principal Dr RC Gupta told PTI.
No patients or doctors were inside the operation theatre at the time of the incident but equipment and other material worth Rs 1 crore were gutted, Dr Gupta said.
Chief Fire Officer Santosh Kumar Rai said six fire brigade teams reached the spot and started efforts to douse the fire, which took an hour to extinguish.
Dr Gupta said a committee has been formed to investigate the accident.
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Man jumps to death from 22nd floor of posh Noida society; depression suspected
Noida (PTI): A 37-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the 22nd floor of a posh residential society in Sector 107 here, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday in Prateek Edifice Society under the jurisdiction of the Sector-39 police station. The deceased has been identified as Sajjal Mehrotra, a company director who lived in the society with his family.
"On Sunday afternoon, he jumped from the balcony of his flat on the 22nd floor," a police official said.
Family members and security guards rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead, police said, adding that no suicide note has been found.
Prima facie, the deceased was suffering from depression, officials said, adding that other aspects of the case are being investigated.
The body has been sent for post-mortem and further legal formalities are underway.
Police said the man got married about 10 years ago and is survived by his wife and two children. No complaint has been received from the family in connection with the incident.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
