Cancer patient dies after major blaze at Sealdah ESI Hospital

A pre-dawn fire at Sealdah’s ESI Hospital in Kolkata forced the evacuation of 91 patients, with a terminally ill colon cancer patient passing away amid the chaos. The blaze, likely from an air-conditioning unit, required significant firefighting efforts. Hospital authorities await postmortem results to confirm the cause of death, with allegations of asphyxiation.