A minor fire broke out at a private hospital in the city's Ekbalpore area this evening but none was injured, Kolkata Police said. The fire broke out in the ophthalmology department of the hospital at around 6.15 p m and the handful of patients present rushed out to safety, the police said.

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Three fire tenders were pressed into service and the blaze was doused, the police said adding investigation into the incident is on.