Kolkata Hospital Staff Abandon Patients To Fire

Kolkata, Dec 9: Medical staff at AMRI hospital abandoned their patients and fled for safety early on Friday as fire and smoke poured through the building, leaving people dead, many from smoke inhalation, government officials said.

As rescuers scrambled to evacuate survivors, police filed a case against the hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata for violating safety procedures and top government officials vowed to hold the hospital accountable for the tragedy.

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