Patient burns to death as ventilator catches fire

Chandigarh, Jun 28 (UNI) A patient died of burns when a ventilator put on him caught fire in PGI here late last night.
Ghinder Singh (52), resident of Doraha in Ludhiana district, was admitted in PGI for liver treatment a month ago. He was shifted to emergency ward and put on ventilator in serious condition last night. Suddenly the ventilator put on him caught fire in which he was charred to death.
Relatives of the victim alleged that negligency on the part of doctors at emergency ward led to this incident.
They demanded action against the negligent staff.However, PGI administration said that Ghinder Singh died during shock therapy treatment where the ventilator caught fire due to short circuit.