At least six people, including a boy, were killed in a fire at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul on Thursday night.
The incident took place at City Hospital on Trichy Road.
According to news agency PTI, a preliminary probe by the police suggested that an electrical short circuit at the medical facility was the cause of the blaze.
TV visuals showed fire and smoke billowing from the building, with fire tenders pressed into service to put down the flames.
Barring the six people who were killed, all the patients inside the hospital were evacuated to safety, sources said.
