Fire breaks out at private hospital in Warangal, 2 dies
Hyderabad: In a major fire breaks out at a private hospital in Warangal city of Telangana, two patients died. The fire breaks out due to leakage of an oxygen cylinder
The incident took place at around 6 pm at Rohini Hospitals in Hanamkonda area. The doctors were performing a surgery in the operation theatre, where the leakage of gas reportedly took place.
Over 400 people, including 190 patients, were rescued, police said.
Smoke engulfed the four-storied hospital after an oxygen cylinder exploded apparently due to short circuit and minor flames erupted in one part of the building, though it was immediately extinguished, a senior police official said.
“As many as 193 patients, who were undergoing treatment at the hospital along with their attendants among others — all totalling over 400 — were rescued,” the official, who was part of the rescue operation, told PTI over phone tonight.
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