Victims charred beyond recognition, suffocated to death

December 09, 2011 11:05

Chaos broke out on the premises of the AMRI Hospital where a fire broke out this morning with families of patients vandalising the reception counter, aggrieved that no list of the dead and injured have been provided.

Hundreds of family members of patients smashed glass panes at the reception and threw hospital registers. Some of the patients from the hospital were taken to the state-run SSKM Hospital, the police said.

TV sources say some patients have been charred beyond recognition, while other deaths occured due to suffocation.

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