Ten newborn babies die in Indian hospital fire


The hearth broke out in an area hospital’s Sick New child Care Unit (SNCU) in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district, Doordarshan mentioned in a tweet on its verified Twitter account. Firefighters rescued seven different infants from the unit.

The hearth was attributable to a brief circuit within the SNCU, mentioned CNN affiliate CNN-News18, citing Maharashtra Well being Minister Rajesh Tope.

“The investigations are happening,” Tope mentioned, including that $6,813 (5 lakh Indian rupees) could be paid in compensation to every of the households affected. The state may also bear funeral and counseling prices.

“Whosoever is responsible on this is not going to be spared in any respect,” Tope mentioned. “It must be ensured that such sort of incidences don’t happen henceforth.”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the incident on Saturday morning. “Coronary heart-wrenching tragedy in Bhandara, Maharashtra, the place we’ve got misplaced treasured younger lives. My ideas are with all of the bereaved households. I hope the injured get better as early as doable,” he wrote on Twitter

The workplace of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind additionally tweeted in Hindi, “I’m deeply saddened by the premature demise of infants in a hearth accident in Bhandara, Maharashtra. My heartfelt condolences to the households who misplaced their youngsters on this heartbreaking occasion.”

Residence Minister Amit Shah mentioned in a tweet that he was “pained past phrases” by the “irreparable loss.”

The nation’s Well being and Household Welfare Minister, Harsh Vardhan, mentioned he was in contact with Tope in regards to the incident.

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