Fire at under-construction building of KGMU in Lucknow

There was shuttering work going on the top floor and the fire broke out, Gangwar said. Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire is almost been controlled, the district magistrate said, adding that the shuttering kept on the top floor has been gutted.

A fire broke out at an under-construction building of the King George's Medical University (KGMU) here on Thursday, a senior official said.

No casualty has been reported in the afternoon incident, District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar said.

The cause of the fire is not immediately known, he said, adding that people engaged in the construction will be questioned.

The building is being constructed as part of the KGMU's psychiatry department. There was shuttering work going on the top floor and the fire broke out, Gangwar said. Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire is almost been controlled, the district magistrate said, adding that the shuttering kept on the top floor has been gutted.