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Mishap victims treated under camera light and candles at Cottage hospital

Erratic power facilities at the Chicalim Cottage hospital came to the fore when doctors were forced to attend to the injured passengers of the Jet Airways flight with the help of candles and a media person’s camera light.

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Sources at the hospital told The Goan that constant power outages had disrupted services at the hospital. “When injured passengers started pouring in on Tuesday morning, there was no power supply and we had to use candles to inspect their injuries,” said a source at the hospital. The hospital staff thanked an electronic media person, Hiru Mahale, who used his camera light to assist hospital staff in administering first aid to the injured passengers.   
“We provided first aid to some injured passengers and discharged them, while some were referred to GMC for further medical attention,” said the source at the Hospital.   
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Early morning nightmare as Jet Airways flight veers off runway

15 passengers hurt after they jump off plane in the dark fearing it may explode; mystery over how flight went off course

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Published Dec 28, 2016, 6:23 AM IST
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VASCO About 15 passengers were injured while 149 passengers and seven crew had a lucky escape when a Jet Airways flight 9W 2374 from Goa-Mumbai veered off the runway and struck the ground while aligning for take off at Dabolim airport in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.  The 15 passengers were injured when they reportedly jumped off the plane, but a Jet Airways statement claims that “all guests and crew were safely evacuated. A few guests sustained injuries during…

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