Inferno erupts in ICU unit of Cuttack’s SCB Medical College and Hospital; 10 patients die

• Rohan Umak
• March 16, 2026

Cuttack hospital fire: A massive fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack in the early hours of Monday, which ended up claiming the lives of 10 patients. As many as 11 hospital staffers were injured in the incident, and the government ordered a judicial probe into the tragedy. Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Mohan Charan Manjhi said…