Overview
- A second explosion hit Mark Hospital in Noida’s Sector 66 on Monday evening after an initial high‑pressure leak on Sunday, with no casualties reported.
- All patients were shifted following the Monday incident, with several moved to Kailash Hospital and Om Hospital, two referred to Delhi, and one reported to remain in intensive care.
- The district health department sealed the 49‑bed facility and formed a joint committee to investigate, with a third‑party check announced for the medical‑gas system.
- Accounts of the cause conflict, as the hospital director cites a short circuit heating an adjacent oxygen pipe, while the chief fire officer says there was no short circuit or fire and identifies an oxygen pipeline blast.
- Officials noted 18 patients were under care on Sunday, eight ICU patients were moved during the first incident using portable oxygen cylinders, and further details on remaining patients are being gathered.