Baripada: A major fire broke out at the ICU and Gynecology department located on the third floor of the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College & Hospital in Odisha's Baripada, today.

All patients undergoing treatment on the floor were immediately shifted to safer places. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire mishap.

On being informed, Fire Services personnel rushed to the spot and initiated efforts to douse the flames. Till last reports came in, the firefighting was on.

Though the reason behind the outbreak of fire was yet to be ascertained, it is being suspected that electrical short circuit might have led to the mishap.