Fire breaks out at Hyderabad Hospital
A fire broke out at the Park Super Speciality Hospital in the busy Somajiguda area on Tuesday. The injured include patients, nurses and other hospital staff.
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Forty-two patients were evacuated and shifted to Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) and Yashoda Hospital.
Amidst the tension, one nurse suffered a cardiac arrest and six others were critical because of asphyxiation. The nurse was later revived and the other patients were treated after they were moved to safety. -
The parts of the hospital that were affected housed patients who could not move.
"Accident happening in commercial, residential complex is different. In hospital, most patients can't even sit up without help of attendants. So evacuating was a big task,'' said AK Khan, the Hyderabad Police Commissioner.
The fact that there were no emergency exits near them has left officials shocked.
