Heart wrenching : PM Modi expresses grief over death of newborn babies in Maharashtra hospital fire
Ten newborn babies died after fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit of a hospital in Maharashtra in the wee hours of Saturday.
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief at a tragic fire incident in a Maharashtra hospital in which 10 newborn babies died. Heart-wrenching tragedy in Bhandara, Maharashtra, where we have lost precious young lives. My thoughts are with all the bereaved families. I hope the injured recover as early as possible, Modi tweeted.
Ten Babies Died In Hospital Fire in Bhandara:- In Maharashtra, Bhandara District General Hospital around 2 am today, a fire broke out in the SNCU of the Hospital and Ten newborn babies died. According to the reports, the on duty nurses noticed the smoke coming from the neonatal care unit and they raised the alarm.
The Bhandara District General Hospital is about 900 kms from the mumbai. At the time of incident, they were Seventeen babies admitted in the SNCU (Special Newborn Care Unit) of the General Hospital. Seven babies were rescued which were in the inborn ward of the unit. And the remaining who are in the outbound ward couldn t rushed out in time.
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.
"Security guards and fire brigade personnel immediately sprang to action and rescued seven babies from the hospital ward," state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said, adding that the guilty will not be spared.
Ten newborn babies die in Maharashtra hospital fire
Published : Jan 9, 2021, 10:23 am IST
Updated : Jan 10, 2021, 9:13 am IST
The infants were aged between a month and three months, a doctor said
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh interacts with staff members, at Bhandara General Hospital in Bhandara district, Saturday. January. 9, 2021. (PTI)
Mumbai: In a shocking incident, at least 10 newborn babies died at the neonatal care unit of the district government hospital in Maharashtra, in the early hours of Saturday when a major fire broke out.
The incident took place at around 2 AM on Saturday at the neonatal care unit of Bhandara district hospital. The babies lost their lives due to burn injuries and suffocation after fire and smoke engulfed the building. The infants were aged between one day and one month.