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At least 10 killed as fire breaks out at Odisha’s SCB Medical College

Odisha SCB Medical College Fire News: According to eye witnesses, the fire broke out between 2.30 am to 3 am. Though the exact cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, officials said it could be due to short circuit.

odisha fireEven though the fire brigade reached the spot immediately and managed to douse the fire, officials said several patients, who were on ventilator support at the ICU died due to suffocation. (Express Photo)
Written by: Sujit Bisoyi
2 min readCuttackMar 16, 2026 10:28 AM IST First published on: Mar 16, 2026 at 06:52 AM IST

Odisha SCB Medical College Fire News: At least 10 people were killed in a fire that broke out at the ICU of trauma care centre of Odisha’s premier SCB medical college and hospital, Cuttack, on Monday.

Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited SCB to take stock of the situation and held meetings with senior officials. “Total 23 patients were admitted in the ICU. Total 10 persons died,” said CM Majhi

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According to eye witnesses, the fire broke out between 2.30 am to 3 am. Though the exact cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, officials said it could be due to short circuit.

Even though the fire brigade reached the spot immediately and managed to douse the fire, officials said several patients, who were on ventilator support at the ICU died due to suffocation.

Sujit Bisoyi is a Special Correspondent with the Indian Express and covers Odisha. His interests are... Read More

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