Bangladesh, Oct. 23 -- A fire caused by an electrical short circuit at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early Thursday morning left the hospital's administrative building without electricity for nearly six hours, disrupting administrative activities and causing inconvenience to patients.

Kazi Sabiha, assistant director (administration) of RMCH, confirmed the incident. The fire broke out at around 6:00am near a switchboard adjacent to the administrative section. A nurse on duty noticed the blaze and immediately alerted the Fire Service, whose personnel arrived at the scene and brought the fire under control.

The hospital's electricity supply remained disrupted for approximately six hours before it was restored around noon. Follow...