Kerala: Inquiry ordered following smoke incident in Kozhikode medical college; MLA claims one woman dead

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM(Kerala): Following an incident of smoke being detected in the UPS room of Kozhikode Medical College, state Minister Veena George has ordered an inquiry into the incident to ascertain its cause.

#WATCH | Kerala | Kozhikode Medical College Principal KG Sajith Kumar says, “The issue was overall at the ground floor, and the primary reason (for fire) according to the electrical engineer is due to the short circuit. The detailed investigation is going on today… 4 people are… https://t.co/ItVOxgnzXp pic.twitter.com/RWp5HUyIfd

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Kalpetta MLA has claimed that one woman from his constituency, who was admitted to the hospital, died after the smoke incident. However, officials have not confirmed the cause of death as of yet.

On Friday night, shortly after the incident, Minister George had also directed the Director of the Medical Education Department to shift the patients to a safe location. She has also assured that emergency medical services would be provided at the Beach Hospital for any patient in need of it.

#WATCH | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | The Kerala Health Minister has ordered an inquiry into smoke spreading in the UPS room of Kozhikode Medical College. She directed the Director of the college’s medical education department to shift emergency patients to a safer place for… pic.twitter.com/bsbg7TrULA

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2025

“Smoke spread in the UPS room in the new block of Kozhikode Medical College today night. All the patients in the emergency department were immediately shifted to safe places for treatment. The patients on the upper floors were also evacuated from the building. Instructions were given to check and ensure that no one was in the building,” the Kerala minister told reporters.

Further details regarding the incident are awaited. (ANI)