Gas leak in Shahjahanpur district hospital caused stampede among patients, one dead, many injured:

News Topical, Digital Desk : Shahjahanpur Hospital Gas Leak: There is news of gas leak in Shahjahanpur District Hospital of Uttar Pradesh, there has been a stampede in the hospital after gas leakage in the oxygen plant. During this, one person died and many were injured. As soon as the information about the incident was received, the police administration reached the spot and after the death in the stampede, the police has started investigation.

Many videos of this incident have also surfaced, in which it is clearly visible that some people are lying on the ground and their family members are sitting with them. Regarding this matter, Shahjahanpur Police posted on X and wrote - "There has been no loss of life in the said incident, the fire brigade team has done the rescue work by fogging and the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police Shahjahanpur have immediately inspected the spot. Peace and order is maintained at the spot and further investigation is being done.

Regarding this incident, emergency medical officer Dr. Meraj Alam said, "We have evacuated the Trauma Center (Shahjahanpur Medical College) after people felt difficulty in breathing. We think it is a suspected gas leak, we have informed our higher officials. Fire engines and other officials are present at the spot, investigation is going on."

District Magistrate Dharmendra Pratap Singh inspected the spot along with the Superintendent of Police. He said that the matter of the death of the elderly due to the stampede after the spread of some kind of gas in the medical college will be investigated. He said that I do not think that this death happened after such an incident, still the matter will be investigated. He said that there was a stampede after some kind of gas spread in a room, but there were no casualties. When he was asked that the caretakers of an elderly person are alleging that the stampede is the reason for the death of the elderly, the District Magistrate said that this matter will be investigated.