Power supply switched off at Kolkata hospital, toll at 50

December 09, 2011 10:41

At least 50 patients have been feared killed while more are still trapped in a fire, which broke out early Friday morning at a private hospital at Dhakuria in Kolkata.

The fire, suspected to have originated in the electrical department in the basement of the AMRI hospital, swiftly spread to the first and second floors, trapping patients, with the fire brigade called in at 4:00 am, the sources said.Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reached the spot and is inspecting the relief operations.

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