Tragedy in India. At least ten babies died and 16 others were seriously injured after a fire which took place between Friday evening and early Saturday morning in a hospital in North Indiaas confirmed to local media by the authorities of the district where the event occurred. “It’s heartbreaking,” lamented the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
The fire broke out at 10:45 p.m. local time (5:15 p.m. GMT) on Friday. in the neonatal intensive care unit from Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College Hospital in Jhansi town in Uttar Pradesh state, district magistrate Avinash Kumar confirmed.
security forces They saved 44 of the 54 childrenmostly newborns – who were in the center’s neonatal intensive care unit at the time.
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
A fire broke out at a medical school, resulting in the tragic deaths of around ten newborns. Parents were seen running with their babies in their arms, desperate to save them.#JhansiMedicalCollege
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The authorities always The final causes of the fire are unknown.However, in statements reported by NDTV, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Minister Brajesh Pathak said the fire could have been caused by a short circuit in the oxygen concentrator of the affected part.
The 16 babies who survived the fire but were injured are treated in local hospitalsJhansi Superintendent of Police Sudha Singh told the media, reports NDTV.
The President of India, Draupadi Murmulike the Prime Minister of this Asian country, Narendra Modi, offered his condolences to the families of the deceased newborns.
Likewise, they stressed that all possible efforts are being made so that the number of victims does not increase.
“It’s heartbreaking”
“The fire is heartbreaking. My deepest condolences to those who lost their innocent children. We pray to God to give you the strength to bear this immense pain. “Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is making all possible efforts to provide relief and relief,” Prime Minister Modi’s office said in a message posted on its official social media profile.
Fires, collapses and other types of accidents are common in Indiawhere health infrastructures do not always present the best initial construction or maintenance conditions.
In May, seven babies died at a children’s hospital in New Delhi in a fire similar to the one in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
