10 babies killed in hospital fire in Maharashtra’s Bhandara
All infants who were killed in the hospital fire in Maharashtra s Bhandara were between a month and three-months in age. The state government has ordered an investigation.
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At least 10 newborn children died after a fire broke out at the sick newborn care unit (SNCU) of Bhandara Civil Hospital close to Nagpur, Maharashtra in the early hours on January 9.
As many as seven newborn children were rescued immediately as soon as the fire broke out at around 2.00 am, The Hindustan Times cited Bhandara district’s civil surgeon Dr. Pramod Khandate as saying. Khandate added that an inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
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.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said, those found responsible for negligence in the Bhandara hospital fire that took the life of 10 infants, will be punished strictly.
10 infants killed in Maharashtra hospital fire
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Bhandara : , Jan 9 (IANS) At least 10 infants were suffocated to death when a major fire broke out in the Children s Ward of the Bhandara District Civil Hospital, early on Saturday, officials said here.
Taking a strong note of the shocking incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray ordered an investigation into the cause of the fire.
Expressing anguish over the tragedy, the Chief Minister also discussed the matter with Health Minister Rajesh Tope and district authorities and said stringent punishment must be given to those found responsible.