Overview
- The fire broke out at the Asha Jyoti/One Stop Centre on the Lok Bandhu Raj Narayan Combined Hospital campus on Friday and was extinguished with no injuries reported.
- Hospital fire‑safety staff first used on‑site extinguishers to limit the flames, and two tenders from Alambagh fire station sent under Chief Fire Officer Dharmpal Singh then brought the blaze fully under control.
- Officials and the Fire Media Cell say the blaze likely began with a short circuit in an electrical panel and caused limited damage to the panel, a portion of the false ceiling, and an interior wooden column.
- The incident comes days after a separate Aliganj coaching‑centre fire that killed 15, and the Lucknow Development Authority has opened demolition proceedings against the Aliganj building for violations of sanctioned plans.
- State and district officials inspected the hospital site and ordered reviews of electrical systems and fire‑safety arrangements, signaling stepped‑up inspections and enforcement across Lucknow's public and private buildings.