Overview

• The fire erupted around 1 pm at a garbage dump by the Green Building on College Street.
• Two Kolkata Fire Services engines arrived promptly and flooded out the fire within 30 minutes.
• Officials reported no injuries and said hospital operations resumed shortly after the blaze was controlled.
• Preliminary findings attribute the ignition to discarded cigarette stubs in the refuse area.
• The episode prompted concerns over waste handling and emergency readiness at one of India’s busiest public hospitals.