At least 10 patients killed in fire at Indian hospital

The fire was likely to have been caused by a short circuit in the trauma centre in the early hours ⁠of Monday, ‌Chief Minister ​Mohan Charan Majhi told reporters after ​visiting the hospital.

At ‌least 23 patients were under treatment ​in the intensive care unit and 10 of them died while being ​shifted ​to a ​safer area away from the ‌fire.

"Medical staff and security personnel risked their lives in rescuing the patients; during this, they too sustained injuries, and they ​too are under treatment," Majhi said.

He said an investigation would be conducted into the deadly blaze.