26 patients shifted after minor fire breaks out in Bengaluru's Victoria Hospital
Bengaluru, Jul 1 (PTI): A minor fire broke out in the seminar room of the burns ward of the state-run Victoria Hospital in the wee hours of Tuesday, following which 26 patients were shifted to another ward, officials said.
No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident, they said.
According to hospital officials, the fire that broke out at 3 am is suspected to have occurred due to a short circuit of a switch board in the seminar room adjacent to the ward on the first floor of the building.
A resident doctor on duty noticed the fire and immediately alerted the authorities. The fire department came and extinguished the blaze.
At the time of the incident, there were 26 patients, including 14 men, five women and seven children in the burns ward. Among them, five patients were in ICU, Ramesh Krishna K, Dean and Director of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute said in a statement.
"In view of the smoke and as a precautionary measure, we have shifted all the 26 burns patients from this ward to H Block of Victoria Hospital. All the patients, attenders, doctors and hospital staff are safe and the situation is under control, he said.
Bengaluru: A fire broke out at Victoria Hospital's Burns Block (MBCC) around 3am on Tuesday due to a short circuit. All 26 patients, including 5 in ICU, were safely shifted to H Block as a precaution. The fire was doused, and everyone is safe: Dr Ramesh Krishna, director BMCRI pic.twitter.com/KjOJWZW8Qz
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Man murdered over decade-old personal dispute, accused arrested
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 49-year-old man was hacked to death with a machete in this district, allegedly over a personal dispute dating back nearly a decade, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Basappa Hosamani, a resident of Sadoni village, they said.
The accused, Irayya Sangayya Mathapati (32), has been arrested in connection with the murder, police said.
According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday evening in Hoolikatti village of Savadatti taluk.
The crime is linked to an incident that took place about ten years ago, when Hosamani allegedly eloped with the accused's mother and went to Kolhapur in Maharashtra. At the time, accused Mathapati was 18-years-old.
Police said Hosamani had recently returned to the village for some work after leaving the woman in Kolhapur.
Investigators believe the accused, who had been nursing a long-standing grudge over the issue, attacked Hosamani with a machete, inflicting multiple fatal injuries.
After the incident, the accused allegedly informed the police himself and remained at the scene until officers arrived, they said.
A case of murder has been registered at the Savadatti police station, and further investigation is underway.
