5 dead, others injured in Muzaffarpur hospital fire in Bihar

Key points

• At least five people died and others were injured in a massive fire which broke out in the wee hours on Thursday (June 4, 2026) at a Muzaffarpur hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in north Bihar.
• The death count is expected to go up.
• The fire broke out at fifth floor of the Prasad Hospital in Muzaffarpur district at 3:55 a.m..
• Four of the deceased in the fire incident have been identified as: Krishnandann Prasad Singh, 76, Geeta Devi, 63, Uday Kumar, 57 and Sashank, 30, three of them were from Muzaffarpur district while Uday Kumar was from neighbouring district of Sheohar.
• Delhi hotel fire: Locals turn saviours amid wails, screams, burning bodies There were 24 patients admitted in the hospital located at Brahmpuran area of Muzaffarpur town, and 13 of them were in the ICU where the fire broke out on Thursday (June 4, 2026).