At least 10 infants died in a fire at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra in the early hours of Saturday.
At least 10 infants died in a fire at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra in the early hours of Saturday, reported news agency PTI. All the children were between a month and three months old. The fire brigade was able to save at least seven babies.
“There were fire extinguishers and staff used them while trying to douse the fire. There was too much smoke,” District Civil Surgeon Pramod Khandate told PTI.
He said the cause of the fire, which broke out around 2 am, was unknown, but could have been due to an electric short circuit.
The parents of the deceased have been informed of the incident.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to convey his condolences to the families of the children. “The unfortunate incident of fire at Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra is extremely tragic. My condolences to the families of the children who lost their lives. I appeal to Maha Govt to provide every possible assistance to the families of the injured & deceased,” he wrote.
— With inputs from PTI
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