It turned out a medical dispute had broken out at the hospital. A patient had died after surgery, and the family believed that since the operation was a success, the patient should have lived. Now that the patient was dead, they insisted it was the hospital's responsibility. No matter how the hospital tried to explain, the family refused to listen. In the end, they hired professional protestors, who surrounded the hospital entrance at five in the morning. They unfurled several banners, and the crowd, which included a few family members, sat right at the hospital entrance, severely blocking vehicles from entering or exiting.
Because it was so early and the incident had happened so suddenly, only a few night-shift security guards and an on-duty hospital administrator were out trying to mediate. The police had been called, but they hadn't arrived yet.
