The fire broke out at the Woodburn Ward of the SSKM Hospital, the main referral hospital of the state, at around 5.58 pm, caused by a minor electrical fault, a senior Kolkata Police officer said.
The flames were put out at 6.02 pm by a combined team of fire brigade, local police and officials of the CESC, the officer said.
"There was no report of any human injury or casualty," he said.
Soon after the incident, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said that since SSKM was a big hospital, a permanent fire station would be set up within the complex with two fire tenders and a ladder to boot.
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