Oxygen leakage at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri triggered panic among COVID patients and their families on Friday morning, officials said. The incident happened around 9.15 am when the leakage was detected in a pipe supplying oxygen to the COVID block of the hospital,
Soon, the fire brigade was informed and two fire tenders were rushed from the Matigara fire station, officials said. The situation was brought under control after stopping the oxygen supply for some time. No one was injured and no other sorts of damage were reported due to the incident, they added. The leakage was repaired and normalcy returned, officials said.
