A 64-year-old patient died at a hospital in the early hours of Saturday, 11 June after a fire in the ICU ward of the Brahm Shakti Hospital in Delhi's Rohini.
The fire reportedly disrupted his oxygen support, leading to his death.
A fire call was received at 5 am, following which nine fire tenders were rushed to the site, as per Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg. The fire emerged from the third storey of the hospital.
"All have been safely rescued except one patient who was on the ventilator and is suspected to have died. Fire has been completely doused," the official had earlier said.
Notably, no fire fighting system at the hospital was found in working condition, as per the fire services chief.
Moreover, an exit was found locked, preventing quick evacuation.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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