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Dozens of firefighters battle with a blaze at a hospital in eastern India.
ADVERTISEMENTAt least 23 people have died after a fire broke out at a private hospital in eastern India.
It erupted inside the dialysis ward of the medical facility in the city of Bhubaneswar.
Bhubaneswar hospital fire: Helpline number – 9439991226
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Ambulances ferried dozens of patients to other hospitals for treatment as 120 firefighters brought the blaze under control
Most of the victims reportedly died from smoke inhalation.
It’s thought an electrical short circuit was responsible.