The firefighters were immediately pressed into action. So far no one else has been reported to be injured.
Ahmedabad:
One person sustained critical injuries after an oxygen cylinder blew up at a newly built Covid-19 hospital in Gujarat's Surat on Friday.
The incident was reported between 5 pm and 6 pm. A contractual employee of the hospital was shifting a gas cylinder when it exploded, leaving him critically injured.
The injured was later shifted to a healthcare facility.
The firefighters were immediately pressed into action. So far no one else has been reported to be injured.
The authorities have evacuated the ward where the blast took place and the patients have been shifted to other wards.