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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T06:51:14.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A fire at a government-run hospital in eastern India killed at least 10 critically ill patients who were admitted in the trauma care unit, officials said on Monday.\n\nBuilding fires are common in India due to a lack of firefighting equipment and a routine disregard for safety regulations.\n\nThe fire broke out early on Monday on the first floor of the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha state’s Cuttack city, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told reporters.\n\n“A short circuit caused the fire in the trauma ICU ward where patients were being treated,” he said, adding that 23 patients were present on the floor at the time of the incident.\n\nTen people died following the blaze, while the remaining patients were moved to other wards, he added.\n\nAt least 11 staff members suffered burn injuries as they tried to rescue the patients.\n\nIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the incident “deeply painful” in a post on social media and offered his condolences to the families of the victims.\n\nHe also announced compensation of $2,160 to affected families.\n\n> \n\nElectrical short circuits, often caused by poorly maintained wiring, remain the leading cause of fire incidents in India.\n\nIn 2024, a fire at a private hospital in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least six people and injured more than two dozen.\n\nThe same year, 10 newborns were killed when a fire engulfed a hospital in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.",
  "title": "10 dead in hospital fire in India’s Odisha"
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