Updated Jan 21, 2021 | 22:14 IST
Ten newborn babies, admitted in the Special Newborn Care Unit of the hospital, had died in the January 9 fire. Visuals from the day of the fire at the Bhandara hospital in Maharashtra.
Mumbai: Strict action will be taken against the guilty after the report is submitted to the Maharashtra government in connection with the January 9 Bhandara district hospital fire, in which 10 newborns were killed, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters here, Pawar said, We did not receive the report till yesterday. We are waiting for the report.strict action will be taken against whoever is guilty after the report is submitted (to the government).
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Thirty-nine-year-old Hirkanya Bhanarkar had given birth to a girl on January 6, after 14 years of marriage and giving birth to three stillborn foetuses. However, on Saturday, the couple lost her child after a massive fire erupted at the Bhandara hospital in Maharashtra.
Besides their daughter, nine other infants were also killed in the blaze at the hospital on Saturday.
Maharashtra Tragedy: 10 Infants Died In A Hospital Fire At Bhandara Jan 09, 2021, 11:11 IST
BHANDARA: At least 10 babies lost their lives in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Maharashtra. The incident took place at the Bhandara district hospital on Saturday.
A fire broke out at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) where seventeen babies were admitted. 10 were in the outbound ward and seven at the inborn ward. The nurses and helper immediately raised the alarm. The fire brigade was called.
But before the fire officials arrived, the staff were only able to save seven babies of the inborn ward and ten of them of the outbound ward, suffocated to death.