Fire Damages Dental OPD at Rajbiraj Hospital in Saptari

A fire broke out on Monday in the building housing the Outpatient Department (OPD) services of the Dental branch at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj, Saptari. It is reported that property worth lakhs of rupees was damaged in the fire that engulfed the Dental OPD service and the 'record' room here.

According to Dr. Dipali Jha of the Dental Department, the fire started suddenly due to an electrical short circuit in the dental equipment's compressor while a patient was being treated at the hospital. She informed that the fire then gradually spread to other dental equipment present there.