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This Article is From Jun 28, 2011

Patient burnt alive in oxygen cylinder blast

Chandigarh: A 55-year-old patient was on Monday night burnt alive after an oxygen cylinder blasted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room in the government PGIMER hospital here, police said.

Kindar Singh, a cancer patient, was burnt alive after the oxygen cylinder blasted around 11.35 PM. The deceased was hospitalised there for a month," they said.

The deceased hails from Doraha in Punjab's Ludhiana district.

Investigation is on into the matter, they said.

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