Maharashtra: 10 Newborns Killed in Hospital Fire, CM Orders Probe
State health minister Rajesh Tope said three of the 10 infants died of burn injuries while seven others died of suffocation caused by smoke.
Charred remains of furniture and other equipments 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, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. 10 infants died in the incident. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Ten newborn babies, aged between one and three months, died after a fire broke out in the special newborn care unit of the Bhandara district hospital at around 1.30 am on Saturday, January 9.