Dindigul, 12 December
Fire: A fire broke out at a private bone hospital in this district tonight, due to which seven people are reported to have died, but the death toll has not been officially confirmed yet. It has been reported that the fire broke out due to a short circuit on the ground floor, which also engulfed the upper floors. According to TV reports, the deaths were due to suffocation as thick smoke spread throughout the building. On this occasion, fifty fire brigade vehicles have also reached the spot and ten ambulances have been deployed outside the hospital. Reports are saying that the dead include three women, three men and a child. The people trapped in the hospital are being taken out by the fire brigade and police personnel.