10 k!lled in ICU fire at India hospital

Ten people have been k!lled after a fire broke out in the trauma centre of a government hospital in the eastern Indian state of Odisha

All the victims were patients, while 11 hospital staff are being treated for burns suffered while trying to rescue patients, state Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said.

The fire – suspected to be caused by an electrical short circuit – started in the trauma care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack city around 02:30 local time on Monday (21:00 GMT Sunday).

Hospital fires are often reported in India, with many of the blazes being attributed to electrical faults.

Last October, six critically ill patients were k!lled in an ICU fire in Rajasthan state.

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