Oxygen shortage | Ruia tragedy attributed to stress on medical infrastructure Updated: Updated: May 11, 2021 13:51 IST The brief disruption in the flow of oxygen from the tanker was said to have caused the incident Share Article AAA Member of Parliament M. Gurumoorthy, MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy and mayor R. Sireesha inspecting restoration of oxygen supply at SVRR Government General Hospital in Tirupati on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The brief disruption in the flow of oxygen from the tanker was said to have caused the incident The unfortunate incident in which eleven patients lost their lives due to disruption in oxygen supply at Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia hospital on Monday night is primarily attributed to the heavy stress on medical infrastructure. The sudden rush of patients requiring oxygen, especially over the last four days, had a cumulative effect.