3 infants killed in fire at Amravati hospital
Nagpur, Aug. 25 -- Three infants were killed after a fire broke out in the newborn care unit of a government hospital in Amravati district in Maharashtra early on Monday, prompting the state government to order an investigation.
The fire broke out around 3.30am on the third floor of the District Women's Hospital, which houses three Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) - specialised wards near the labour room that treat unwell newborns. Thirty-nine infants were admitted across the three units at the time of the incident.
"It appears that the fire started inside a ventilator. Unfortunately, three babies died," Amravati police commissioner Rakesh Ola said.
Thirty-six infants were rescued from the units and six of them, who were critically ill, were later shifted to nearby private super-speciality hospitals for treatment, officials said. P5...
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