Fire at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack killed ten patients
Ten patients died in a fire at the trauma care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha on Monday around 02:30 local time. The fire is suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. Eleven hospital staff were injured while rescuing patients, and the state government has ordered a judicial inquiry.
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“Ten killed in fire at India hospital intensive care unit”
“Ten ICU patients killed in hospital fire in eastern India”
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