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At least 7 dead, 20 injured in Tamil Nadu hospital fire; rescue ops on

IndiaTimes Thursday, 12 December 2024
Tragedy struck a Dindigul orthopaedic hospital as a fire claimed seven lives, including a child and two women, and injured 20 others. The blaze, likely sparked by a short circuit in the reception area, rapidly engulfed the hospital, leading to suffocation from thick smoke.
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 A fire at a private hospital in southern India has killed at least six people, with more than two dozen others injured. The blaze erupted late Thursday night in Tamil Nadu, a southern state. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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