Seven killed, five injured as ambulance catches fire at Thar hospital

MITHI: Seven people were burnt to death while five others suffered severe burns when an oxygen cylinder exploded in an ambulance at a Peoples Primary Healthcare Initiative (PPHI)-run hospital in Dano Dhandhal in Tharparkar’s Nagarparkar taluka, rescue officials and police said. According to rescue personnel, hospital staff were preparing patients for transfer and connecting an oxygen cylinder inside the ambulance when it exploded, setting the vehicle ablaze. They said seven people died in the fire. Five others, including hospital staff, sustained serious burn injuries and were referred to…