India, March 6 -- A sudden electrical glitch on Wednesday plunged the Noida Sector 39 district hospital into darkness, inconveniencing patients and visitors, and also caused the lift to malfunction, trapping several people inside for nearly an hour, hospital management staff said.

The power failure happened around 11am, disrupting essential hospital services. Doctors were seen examining patients using mobile phone flashlights. Patients requiring immediate medical attention faced delays as some medical equipment temporarily stopped functioning, the staff said.

"It is shocking that a district hospital does not have a reliable power backup system. This kind of disruption is unacceptable, especially at a medical facility," said Anant Agarwa...