PM, Union Ministers condole death of newborns in Bhandara hospital fire
PM, Union Ministers condole death of newborns in Bhandara hospital fire ANI | Updated: Jan 09, 2021 10:04 IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of young lives in the fire that broke out in the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital at 2 am on Saturday. Heart-wrenching tragedy in Bhandara, Maharashtra, where we have lost precious young lives. My thoughts are with all the bereaved families. I hope the injured recover as early as possible, Prime Minister tweeted.
Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh also expressed their condolences to the families of the children who died in the incident.
India News: PM Narendra Modi condoled the loss of young lives in the fire that broke out in the Sick Newborn Care Unit of Bhandara District General Hospital at 2
10423 Charred remains of furniture and other equipment inside the new born babies care unit of the Bhandara District General Hospital after a fire which broke out in the wee hours, in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, on Saturday. PTI Photo
Bhandara, January 9
In a horrific tragedy, ten newborn babies died after a fire broke out at a neo-natal care ward of a state-run hospital at Bhandara in eastersn Maharashtra in the early hours of Saturday.
The staff managed to rescue seven of the 17 babies in the ward.
While the cause was suspected to be a short circuit or malfunctioning air-conditioning unit and the state goverment ordered probe by fire experts, a BJP leader alleged that there were complaints about power flucuations in the ward but no action was taken.