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22 patients on ventilators die at Nashik hospital after oxygen leak disrupts supply
22 patients on ventilators die at Nashik hospital after oxygen leak disrupts supply
Twenty two patients at a Nashik hospital in Maharashtra died after an oxygen tank leaked in the hospital premises on Wednesday.
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An oxygen tank leaked in Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik on Wednesday. (Screengrab from video)
At least 22 patients died after an oxygen tank leaked at Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik on Wednesday, an official said. As many as 171 patients were present in the hospital at the time of the incident. The oxygen supply was stopped for half an hour due to the leak, because of which those on the ventilator lost their lives, said Kailash Jadhav, Commissioner, Nasik Municipal Corporation.