NEW DELHI: A 64-year-old kidney patient, who was on a ventilator, died after a fire broke out at Brahm Shakti Hospital in Rohini's Pooth Kalan on Saturday morning. The fire on the third floor, apparently caused by a short circuit, disrupted the oxygen supply. The fire service claimed to have received news only an hour after the fire started.
The deceased, Holi, a resident of Laxmi Vihar in Prem Nagar, was admitted to the hospital on May 26. He was a former gardener in a government department.