A fire broke out at the fifth floor of the six-storey Munshiganj General Hospital on Sunday night.
The blaze started in the general ward at the fifth floor of the new building of the hospital at about 9:30pm, said Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of Munshiganj Fire Service.
On information, two firefighting units from Munshiganj rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.
Fortunately, no casualty or injury was reported, and seven patients from the affected ward were safely relocated to another ward.
The fire might had originated from a short circuit, added the officer.
The exact extent of the damage caused by the fire is yet to be determined.
