Lucknow, April 25 -- : A district-level inquiry committee has indicated that a discarded cigarette butt, and not an electrical or mechanical fault, was the probable cause of the Lok Bandhu Hospital fire on April 14.

"The inquiry suggests that the fire is likely to have started due to a cigarette butt thrown near flammable materials stored in a storeroom adjacent to a washroom. It was not due to an electrical or mechanical issue," said additional district magistrate (finance and revenue) RK Singh who headed the inquiry committee.

Singh confirmed that the committee has finalised its report and will submit it to the district magistrate on Friday.

The committee included additional DCP (South Zone) Amit Kumawat and chief fire officer (CFO) ...