Covid Patients Run Out As Oxygen Leak Leads To Chaos At Bengal Hospital

Oxygen Leak Siliguri: COVID-19 patients started running out amid the chaos, while large number of people, including their family members, gathered outside the block, reported news agency Press Trust of India.

Oxygen leakage at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri was a cause of concern among COVID-19 patients and their families this morning, officials said. The incident happened around 9:15 am when the leakage was detected in a pipe supplying oxygen to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at the COVID-19 block, hospital superintendent Dr Sanjay Mallick told news agency Press Trust of India. The oxygen clouded the room where the leak was detected, and became a cause of concern for patients who thought that a fire may have broken out. COVID-19 patients started running out amid the chaos, while large number of people, including their family members, gathered outside the block, reported news agency PTI.