Kamal Nath, others unhurt as lift collapses in MP hospital

Madhya Pradesh Congress chiefKamal Nath and around a dozen other people escaped unhurtafter an overcrowded lift plunged from a height of 10 feet inan Indore hospital and its doors got jammed on Sunday.

''The grace of Lord Hanumanji has always been with me.

Jai Hanuman,'' Nath tweeted later.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called up Nath toinquire about his health and also ordered Indore CollectorManish Singh to start a probe into the incident, officialssaid.

Other Congress leaders who were in the lift with Nathwere Sajjan Singh Verma, Jitu Patwari, Vishal Patel and VinayBakaliwal.

Nath and the other leaders had gone to DNS Hospital tomeet ailing party colleague Rameshwar Patel.

In a release, Indore Collector Manish Singh said anadditional magistrate will carry out the probe.

MP Congress spokesperson Narendra Saluja demandedaction against hospital authorities.

A hospital functionary said the lift was overcrowdedand had 13-14 people.