Amravati, Aug. 25 -- Thirty-six newborns were shifted to a safe location after a major fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Amravati District Women's Hospital, with authorities taking the step as a precaution over concerns that smoke from the fire could affect the babies' lungs, District Civil Surgeon Dr Vinod Pawar said on Tuesday.

Speaking to ANI about the incident, Dr Pawar said, "There is no information about the children being injured in the fire. However, considering the possibility that the smoke that spread during the fire could affect their lungs, we did not want to take any risk."

He said, "A total of 36 children have been shifted to a safe location. One child was sent back to the mother after observati...