Patient suffers burns when oxygen tank catches fire

BernamaPublished: Aug 10, 2021 10:59 PM

A male patient suffered burns on his hand when an oxygen tank caught fire in an isolation room at Slim River Hospital in Tanjung Malim, Perak, last night.

A spokesperson for the Perak Fire and Rescue Department said in a statement last night, a team of firemen from the Slim River Fire and Rescue Station was rushed to the scene after receiving a call at 7.42pm...

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