Fire breaks out in UP medical college

Lucknow, Jan 8: A fire broke out in the office of the principal of Baba Raghav Das medical college in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur town on Monday, police said.

The blaze was reported at around 11 a.m. The smoke has engulfed the entire ground floor and also spread to the first floor, a police official told IANS.

No injuries WERE reported and all the staffers have since been evacuated.

The cause of the fire remains unknown, the official added.