Ranchi: A minor fire broke out in the CISF chambers situated on the first floor of the old terminal building of Birsa Munda International Airport in Ranchi on Thursday. However, a major mishap was averted due to the pro-active response of fire tenders of Airports Authority of India.
According to airport sources, the fire broke out around 11:45am supposedly due to a short circuit. The fire damaged furniture and the false ceiling wall of the CISF room on the first floor of the old terminal building.
Talking to TOI, airport director of Birsa Munda International Airport Vinod Kumar Sharma said: “A minor fire broke out at the CISF room situated on the first floor in the old terminal building. However, our fire tenders successfully doused it in time. No one has been injured during the incident and a sofa and wooden table was damaged during the incident and the false ceiling was partially damaged.”
The inoculation drive was partially suspended on Saturday and Sunday as the vaccine stock had run dry on Friday evening. (Representative image)
RANCHI: The vaccination drive in Jharkhand is likely to pick up pace on Tuesday after two days of disruption with the state receiving 257,000 doses on Monday afternoon.
The inoculation drive was partially suspended on Saturday and Sunday as the vaccine stock had run dry on Friday evening.
According to the state health department, a record 18,111 people were administered vaccines on Sunday, leaving a total of 38,700 doses for Monday.
However, the drive was affected on Monday morning too as session sites ran dry of stocks within a couple of hours after it started.
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