In an extremely tragic incident, at least ten new-born babies have lost their lives following a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi. When the fire broke out, there were 54 babies in the ward out of which 10 have been killed and 16 others are undergoing treatment.
At least 10 children died in a fire that engulfed the children’s ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district, said the officials as 16 others injured battled for life on Saturday. District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Kumar said that the fire broke out around 10.45 pm on Friday in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, possibly due to an electrical short circuit.
The children who were in the outer part of the NICU were rescued, along with some of those who were in the interior part. “Prima facie there is information of the death of 10 children,” the DM said. Those less critical are admitted in the outer section of the NICU while the more critical patients are kept in the interior part, Kumar said.
Divisional Commissioner Jhansi Bimal Kumar Dubey, who reached the hospital around midnight, told reporters that there were about 30 children in the interior section of the NICU and most of them were rescued. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jhansi Sudha Singh on Saturday said another 16 children who suffered injuries in the episode were undergoing treatment. There were over 50 children admitted in the NICU when the incident took place.
In a post on ‘X’, President Murmu has condoled the death of the ten babies and has prayed for recovery of those injured. The post read, “The news of the death of several newborn babies in the accident at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh is extremely heartbreaking. May God give strength to the bereaved parents and families to bear this cruel blow. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured babies.”
उत्तर प्रदेश में महारानी लक्ष्मीबाई मेडिकल कॉलेज, झांसी में हुई दुर्घटना में कई नवजात शिशुओं की मृत्यु का समाचार अत्यंत हृदय विदारक है। ईश्वर, शोक संतप्त माता-पिता और परिवारजनों को, यह क्रूर आघात सहन करने की शक्ति प्रदान करें। मैं घायल हुए शिशुओं के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की प्रार्थना…
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