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1st LD: Blast in navy hospital in Indonesian capital kills 4

Xinhua, March 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

An explosion in a navy hospital in the Indonesian capital killed four people and injured several others on Monday, an official from the health ministry said.

An ozone cylinder in a room at the hospital caused the explosion which also triggered a fire, said Robi Ardan, official in charge at the crisis center of the Indonesian health ministry.

"Four people were dead and some others were injured. They are the hospital officials and patients," he told Xinhua via phone.

"All of them have been rushed to an intensive care unit," the official said.

The fire had been extinguished, he said. Endit