India, Aug. 29 -- A fire broke out on the top floor of the five-storey Navodaya Hospital in Bareilly on Saturday morning. Thick smoke spread through the building after the fire started. The incident caused panic among patients and their attendants.

The fire broke out around 10 am on the fourth floor of the hospital on Mini Bypass Road. A short circuit in the MCV box is suspected to have caused the fire. The hospital was crowded at the time as it was OPD hours. Around 80 patients were admitted to the hospital, according to police.

Fire alarms went off on every floor as smoke spread through the building. Hospital staff immediately began evacuating patients. Critically ill patients were taken out on stretchers. Relatives carried newborn ba...