Patna, June 5 -- At least five patients, including a government employee, died after a fire broke out at a private hospital in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district early on Thursday, prompting the administration to form a five-member panel to probe the incident, officials said. Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary described the incident as "extremely tragic" and announced an ex gratia of Rs.4 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. According to officials, the fire erupted around 3 am on the fifth floor of Prasad Hospital in the Brahmpura area, and quickly spread through the intensive care unit (ICU), situated on the same floor, filling it with dense smoke. "Five patients have died in the blaze. There are several injured persons, who are unde...