Ten newborn babies were killed after a fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India.
The fire which broke out on Friday (Nov 15) night was caused by a suspected short circuit in an oxygen concentrator.
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The fire which broke out on Friday (Nov 15) night was caused by a suspected short circuit in an oxygen concentrator.
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00:00Ten newborn babies were killed after a fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit
00:06of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India.
00:12The fire, which broke out on Friday night, was caused by a suspected short circuit in
00:16an oxygen concentrator.
00:18Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Patak said of the ten victims, three remain
00:23unidentified.
00:24An investigation has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the fire.
00:29Ten children have died, seven have lost their lives, three are still unidentified.
00:37If necessary, we will conduct a DNA test.
00:41Our government is with the children and their families in this difficult time.
00:46We have been instructed to re-organise the situation.
00:50It was reported that 54 babies were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at the
00:55time of the fire.
00:57Forty-four babies were rescued with of the injured are currently receiving treatment.
01:05A preliminary investigation revealed that the fire extinguishers in the ward had expired
01:10four years ago and the fire alarms failed to activate when the blaze broke out, delaying
01:15evacuation efforts.
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