According to the officials, all six were found unconscious in a lift. They were rushed to a hospital where they were declared dead by doctors. Visuals making rounds on TV and social media showed fire and smoke billowing from the hospital building,

More than three fire engines and over 10 ambulances were deployed to rescue patients trapped inside the hospital in the Gandhi Nagar area near the Dindigul-Trichy highway, a senior official said.

At least six people, including a minor boy, were killed inside a private hospital in Tamil Nadu after a massive fire broke out. The incident took place in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu late on Thursday.