Shimla, Dec. 23 -- Panic erupted at the regional hospital in the district headquarters on Tuesday morning when flames suddenly erupted from the hospital's canteen.
At 6:05 am, just as the entire hospital complex was preparing to wake up, a fire broke out in the kitchen, sending staff and visitors into a frenzy.
Fortunately, the fire department responded with lightning speed upon receiving the information, extinguishing the fire before it could spread to the hospital wards.
Breakfast preparations were underway in the canteen when a gas leak from an LPG cylinder escalated into a massive fire.
The flames quickly engulfed the entire kitchen. The fire was so intense that valuable equipment inside the canteen was reduced to ashes in a matter ...