Two die in hospital fire

Two die in hospital fire

PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: At least two patients were killed
when the Dr. Soedarso General Hospital in Pontianak, West
Kalimantan, was gutted by fire on Sunday.

Syariat, 74, who was being treated in the intensive care unit
after suffering a stroke, died when he was moved out of the ICU
because of the fire.

Hospital director Badarul Mochtar said doctors were unable to
resuscitate Syariat after he was evacuated from the ICU.

Another patient, identified as Samson, 10, also died in the
fire.

The blaze began at about 3 p.m. and was put out one hour
later, but not before it had razed the front part of the
hospital, including the director's room and polyclinic consisting
of 15 rooms.

A short circuit in the director's room is being blamed for the
fire. --Antara