Child among six dead after fire breaks out at private hospital in southern India
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Six people have died, including a six-year-old girl, after a fire broke out at a private hospital in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The patients here have been rescued and admitted to nearby government and private hospitals,” MN Poongodi, a senior local administration official in Dindigul, told news agency ANI. Photos and videos showed smoke and flames billowing from the hospital, with fire trucks and emergency services workers trying to control the blaze.