Singapore has also ordered a recall of the Everest spice mix and advised against its consumption
Hospital fire kills six in Mumbai, scores rescued
At least six people died and more than 145 were rescued after a fire ripped through a government hospital in India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday, officials said.
Published : 17 Dec 2018, 04:52 PM
Updated : 17 Dec 2018, 04:52 PM
The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the Employees State Insurance Corporation Hospital in the suburb of Marol, filling the five-storey structure with smoke.
People carry a man to a safer place after he was evacuated from a government hospital due to fire, on the suburbs of Mumbai, India, December 17, 2018. Reuters
"Six people have died," a police official said.
"Almost all patients have been rescued. Operations are still on and the fire brigade is checking whether anyone is still trapped inside," the official added.
Mumbai Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar told domestic news agency ANI, a Reuters partner, that the cause of the fire was not immediately known and would be investigated.
One fireman was injured during operations and patients were being moved to a nearby hospital, the police official added.
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