Deadly fire in India

A fire swept through a hospital in the Indian city of Kolkata early this morning, killing at least 35 people and sending emergency workers scrambling to evacuate patients and medical staff from the building. Local officials have made statements suggesting they believe hospital negligence is to blame for the blaze, which erupted in the building's basement and quickly engulfed the hospital in heavy smoke. Witness reports say it took fire fighters more than an hour to arrive after the fire started, though police arrived quickly to help with the rescue effort – and dozens of fire engines eventually arrived at the scene, where by midmorning, the fire was under control and most of the patients had been evacuated to other hospitals in the area.