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In Photos: Normal lives disrupted in Pune after heavy rains lashed the city; bring back memories of 2019 nightmare
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In Photos: Normal lives disrupted in Pune after heavy rains lashed the city; bring back memories of 2019 nightmare Share
neonatal care unit of a district
government hospital.
The babies lost their lives due to suffocation after the smoke engulfed the building. The infants were aged between a month and three months.
When the staff at work opened the door of the unit, they noticed a large quantity of smoke inside. The incident was immediately reported to the seniors. Soon, the fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot to douse the fire.
In a major accident in Maharashtra s Raigad district, a speeding tempo fell into a gorge, claiming the lives of two passengers. The incident took place in Kudpan near Poladpur on Friday evening. Along with two casualties, it has also left 65 other passengers injured.
President Kovind extends condolences to kin of Bhandara hospital fire victims ANI | Updated: Jan 09, 2021 10:47 IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind condoled the deaths of newborns at Bhandara hospital in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Saturday. I am deeply saddened by the untimely death of infants in a fire accident in Bhandara, Maharashtra. My heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their children in this heartbreaking incident, he tweeted.
As many as 10 children died in a fire that broke out at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital at 2 am on Saturday.
BHANDARA: Ten premature babies died three to four of them charred after a fire broke out in the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the District General Hospital here, about 60km from Nagpur, between 1.30am and 2am on Saturday. The victims included eight girls and two boys. Seven premature babies, all girls, were rescued.
All the babies were yet to be named as they had been in special care since birth. Authorities knew names of the mothers of nine out of 10 victims. One name is missing as the child had been abandoned at birth. The rescued babies, including twin girls, were shifted to other units of the hospital. The victims were all in the ‘outborn’ section of the hospital, where those born in other hospitals but in need of special care are admitted.
Mira Bhayandar: Cops reunite two runaway girls with kin within five hours
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Often under criticism for turning away and behaving rudely with complainants, on-duty police personnel showed up their brighter side by swinging into action immediately after the parents of a teenage girl arrived to register a complaint about their daughter who had mysteriously gone missing along with her friend from their residential locality in the Shanti Park area of Mira Road on Thursday.
The cops not only ensured that the tense complainants were reunited with their children within five hours but also sent them back home with a smile.