New Delhi, April 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Nagpur.

Four people were killed in the fire that started on the second floor of the private hospital located in Wadi area of the city, an official said. "Saddened by the hospital fire in Nagpur. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives. Praying that the injured recover at the earliest," Modi tweeted. Nagpur Fire: 4 Dead, Several Injured in Blaze at Private Hospital in Wadi Area.

PM Narendra Modi's Tweet

A few people were also injured in the Nagpur hospital fire that broke out at 8:10 PM, the official said.

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