Fire in western Indian hospital kills 10 newborns, 7 rescued
A fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a government-run hospital in western India early Saturday, killing 10 infants, police and news reports said.
A preliminary investigation suggests the fire at District General Hospital in Bhandara, about 70kms from Nagpur, was caused by an electrical short-circuit, police officer V.S. Chavan said.
Police officers investigate the scene after a fire broke out at District General Hospital in Bhandara, about 70 kilometres from Nagpur, India, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. AP
The Press Trust of India news agency said the infants were one to three months old.
Firefighters rescued seven babies from the newborn care unit of the hospital in Bhandara, a town in Maharashtra state nearly 1,000km south of New Delhi.
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