Fire Engulfs Hospital Ward in Northern India, Killing 10 Newborn Babies

Fire Engulfs Hospital Ward in Northern India, Killing 10 Newborn Babies
Equipment damaged by fire lies inside a neonatal intensive care unit at Jhansi Medical College hospital in Jhansi, India, on Nov. 15, 2024. AP Photo
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LUCKNOW, India—A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said.

The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Officials said the blaze spread quickly through the ward, where 55 infants were being treated. Forty-five babies were rescued and are receiving medical care, said Bimal Kumar Dubey, a local official.