Parents blame staff for negligence after 10 infants die in Maharashtra s Bhandara hospital fire
Parents blame staff for negligence after 10 infants die in Maharashtra s Bhandara hospital fire
Many parents, whose babies were among 10 newborns killed in a massive fire at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra on Saturday, have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty .
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Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh visited the hospital in Bhandara on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)
Ten newborns were killed in a massive fire at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra on Saturday. Many parents, whose newborn babies were among those dead in the hospital fire, have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty .
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10 infants die in Bhandara hospital fire
As many as ten newborn babies died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Maharashtra. According to the details, the fire was reported in the Special Newborn Care Unit of a hospital, in the wee hours on Saturday. All the infants were between a month and three months old, a doctor said. The fire broke out in the Bhandara district hospital at around 2 am, he said. There were 17 babies in the unit and seven were rescued, he added.
Another doctor said a nurse first noticed smoke coming out from the neonatal section of the hospital and alerted doctors and other staff who reached there in five minutes.
UPDATED: January 9, 2021 16:55 IST
The fire brigade was able to save seven infants while 10 died in the tragedy at the district hospital in Bhandara, Maharashtra. (Photo: IndiaToday)
Ten infants were killed in a fire that broke out at a special newborn care unit of the district hospital in Maharashtra s Bhandara on Saturday. The fire broke out around 2am.
Officials said 17 infants, aged one to three months, were admitted in the ward at the time of the tragedy. However, the fire brigade was able to save seven of them.
The Maharashtra government has ordered an investigation into the matter, with home minister Anil Deshmukh rushing to the district to take stock of the situation.
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Ten newborns were killed in a massive fire at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra this morning. The fire broke out around 2 am at the Sick Newborn Care Unit.
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UPDATED: January 9, 2021 15:23 IST
The fire broke out at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra around 2 am. (Photo: IndiaToday)
Ten newborns were killed in a massive fire at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra. The fire broke out around 2 am at the Sick Newborn Care Unit of the hospital. Seven other infants who were admitted in the unit were however rescued.