Hospital AC Explosion Damages Medical Equipment in Bogura
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Hospital AC Explosion Damages Medical Equipment in Bogura
Medical equipment and other belongings were damaged in a fire following an air conditioner (AC) explosion in the outpatient department of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura on Sunday night. No casualties were reported, and outpatient services remain unaffected, hospital authorities said. The incident occurred at around 11:00 pm in Room No. 151 of hospital’s Ophthalmology Department. Following the AC explosion, smoke spread through the room, and damaged equipment used for eye lens examinations, along with other materials. Exterior Thai glass panels of room were also shattered. Hospital authorities said the incident occurred suddenly while the room was...
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Medical equipment and other belongings were damaged in a fire following an air conditioner (AC) explosion in the outpatient department of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura on Sunday night. No casualties were reported, and outpatient services remain unaffected, hospital authorities said.
The incident occurred at around 11:00 pm in Room No. 151 of hospital’s Ophthalmology Department. Following the AC explosion, smoke spread through the room, and damaged equipment used for eye lens examinations, along with other materials. Exterior Thai glass panels of room were also shattered.
Hospital authorities said the incident occurred suddenly while the room was used for examining eye lenses. As outpatient department had already closed for day, no patients or members of public were present in the area. No one was injured in the incident.
Hospital ward attendant and Fourth-Class Employees’ Welfare Association President Mozzafar Hossain Dalim, confirmed the incident. He said hospital’s outpatient department closes at 2:30 pm, after which only doctors and employees are allowed to move around the area, while access for patients and general public remains restricted. He added that incident would not disrupt medical services in the Ophthalmology Department.
