A woman has been charged after gas supplies were allegedly sabotaged at two Sydney hospitals, putting patients into potentially “catastrophic” situations.

New South Wales police alleged that the woman, 42, cut Kareena private hospital’s non-medical gas supply and water mains at 12.20am on Tuesday.

Police also allege the woman then “switched off the gas main” at Sutherland hospital, which is located on the same road in Caringbah as Kareena private, at 1.30am. Cobar: two people killed in Endeavour mine explosion in far western NSW Read more

The loss of gas forced Sutherland hospital to switch to portable oxygen and air as part of its contingency plans, according to the NSW health minister, Ryan Park.

Park said “the cause of the loss of gases is alleged to be deliberate sabotage”.

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