Major fire ravages Bhubaneswar's SUM Hospital; kills 20

Fire men taking measures to evacuate the patients of SUM hospital in Bhubaneswar. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

Fire men rescuing presents after fire broke out at SUM hospital in Bhubaneswar. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

At least 23 patients died and several were injured after a fire broke out in the dialysis ward and adjoining ICU of the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

Patient being shifted from SUM hospital to an ambulance. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

The fire engulfed the dialysis ward of the SUM hospital and the medicine ICU at about 7.30 pm. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

The fire was spotted in the dialysis ward which is located on the first floor of the hospital and quickly spread to the ICU. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

The Capital Hospital confirmed that 15 patients were received dead while at AMRI, eight patients were brought dead. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

The death toll is expected to rise as more patients were shifted to nearby hospitals in critical conditions. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)