As many as six people lost their lives in the fire accident that occurred at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul on Thursday night, the Dindigul district Superintendent of Police said. The incident took place on Thursday night at the City Hospital on Trichy Road.
Over 20 people were injured and many feared dead in a massive fire at a private hospital in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday night.
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More than three fire engines and over 10 ambulances were deployed to rescue patients trapped inside the hospital in the Gandhi Nagar area near the Dindigul-Trichy highway, a senior official said.
According to Dindigul District Collector MN Poongodi, the patients have been rescued and admitted to other hospitals. The victims were found unconscious in a lift and were immediately transported to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead by doctors.
The cause of death was determined to be suffocation, and Fire and Rescue Services personnel discovered the victims after evacuating around 30 patients from the hospital. The evacuated individuals were then admitted to the district’s Government Hospital, officials said.
“A fire broke out at a private hospital about two hours ago. The patients here have been rescued and admitted to nearby government and private hospitals,” Dindigul District Collector MN Poongodi told.
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