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Ten people have been killed after a fire broke out in the trauma centre of a government hospital in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, BBC reported. 

All the victims were patients, while 11 hospital staff are being treated for burns suffered while trying to rescue patients, state Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said.

The fire - suspected to be caused by an electrical short circuit - started in the trauma care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack city around 02:30 local time on Monday (21:00 GMT Sunday), according to BBC. 

Dubai ​authorities brought under control today (16 March) a fire caused by a drone attack near the city's international airport that forced a temporary suspension of flights, though no injuries were reported, they said, Reuters reported. 

The US-Israel war against Iran has thrown global aviation into turmoil, with flights cancelled, ​rescheduled and rerouted, as most Middle East airspace stays shut over fears of ​missile and drone attacks, while the crisis sends fuel prices soaring.

Today's incident is ⁠the third at the Dubai airport, one of the world's busiest international travel hubs, ​since Iran began its attacks on Gulf nations on 28 February, with strikes Tehran has said aim ​at the US presence in the region, according to Reuters. 

Iran has arrested 500 people accused of sharing information with enemies, the Islamic Republic's police chief said on Sunday, as ​Israeli and U.S. fighter jets continue to strike new targets ‌in the country, Reuters reported. 

Half of those cases had involved serious incidents "including people who provided information for hitting targets and individuals who took footage of strike locations and sent them," ​Ahmadreza Radan said, without going into detail on when the arrests ​took place.

Earlier, Iranian media reported dozens of arrests in several regions ⁠on Sunday, according to Reuters. 

Iran's relations with Gulf states will require a "serious review" in light of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, limiting ‌the power of external actors so the region can become prosperous, Tehran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia told Reuters on Sunday, Reuters reported. 

Asked if he was concerned that relations would be harmed by the war, Ambassador Alireza Enayati said: "It's a valid question, and the answer may be simple. We are neighbors and we cannot do without each other; we will ​need a serious review."

"What the region has witnessed over the past five decades is the result of an exclusionary approach [within the region] ​and an excessive reliance on external powers," he said in a written response to questions, calling for deeper ties ⁠between the Gulf Cooperation Council's six members, along with Iraq and Iran, according to Reuters.