Temperature hits 1 degree Celsius in Ooty
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Udhagamandalam (TN) (PTI): Normal life in this popular tourist spot in Tamil Nadu remained affected as the temperatures in and around this hill station, dipped to 1 degree Celsius, with frost covering most of the regions.
Tourists and residents were able to venture out only after 8.30 am as the biting cold forced them to stay indoors, sources said.
Among the places to record one degree Celsius were Sandinnalla, Glenmorgan and Thalakunda areas, they added.
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Six killed in Tamil Nadu hospital fire
Dindigul (Tamil Nadu), Dec 12: At least six persons, including a minor boy, were killed in a fire accident at a private hospital in this district on Thursday, police and Fire department officials said.
All the six were found unconscious in a lift, they said. They were rushed to a hospital where they were declared dead by doctors.
The victims suffocated to death and the Fire and Rescue Services personnel found them inside the lift after evacuating about 30 in-patients of the hospital. The evacuated persons have been admitted in the district GH, the officials added.
The fire was suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, police said citing initial probe.
TV visuals showed fire and smoke billowing from the hospital building, with fire tenders pressed into service to put down the flames.
#TamilNadu: A fire broke out at City Private Hospital on the Dindigul-Trichy road, claiming six lives, including a young boy and three women, and leaving over 20 injured.
— South First (@TheSouthfirst) December 12, 2024
Today, at around 9 PM, an electrical short circuit reportedly caused a sudden fire in the hospital’s… pic.twitter.com/icwEtiU6wc
