At least 10 patients killed in hospital fire in India's Odisha

Five people were critically wounded, but ⁠it was not clear if it was from the fire or earlier injuries.

The fire was likely to have been caused by a short circuit in the trauma centre in the early hours of Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi ‌told ⁠reporters after visiting the hospital.

At least 23 patients were under treatment in the intensive care unit and 10 of them died ⁠while being shifted to a safer area away from the fire.

"Medical staff and security personnel ⁠risked their lives in rescuing the patients; during this, they too sustained ⁠injuries, and they too are under treatment," Majhi said.