MAYURBHANJ (Odisha): A patient died after an oxygen cylinder exploded inside a private ambulance at Udala College in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, while two people were injured in the incident.
Security in-charge of Udala Hospital, S K Mirza, said the patient was being referred to another facility around 8.45 pm on Thursday when the incident occurred.
#WATCH | Mayurbhanj, Odisha: Security in charge, Udala Hospital, SK Mirza says, “A patient was referred around 8:45. At that moment, the oxygen cylinder exploded when it was turned on. The explosion caused the ambulance to catch fire…That patient died. Metal parts from the ambulance’s roof collapsed, injuring two people…”
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“A patient was referred around 8.45 pm. At that moment, the oxygen cylinder exploded when it was turned on. The explosion caused the ambulance to catch fire”, Mirza said. He added that the patient died in the incident, while two people sustained injuries after metal parts from the ambulance’s roof collapsed.
Fire tenders reached the spot after the private ambulance caught fire at Udala College. Further details about the incident are awaited. (ANI)
