{"id":301663,"date":"2021-01-09T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T15:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=301663"},"modified":"2021-01-09T16:40:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T15:40:15","slug":"fire-kills-ten-newborn-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=301663","title":{"rendered":"Fire kills ten newborn babies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nTen newborn babies died on Saturday in a fire at a state-run hospital in western India, officials said.
\nThere were 17 infants in the unit for sick newborn babies when the fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra state.
\nSeven infants died due to smoke suffocation, and three from burn injuries, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope told reporters.
\nSeven babies were rescued by the nurses and ward staff.
\nAll the infants were aged between a few days and three months, Bhandara district health official Prashant Uike said.
\nThe government has ordered a probe into the incident and a safety audit of all neo-natal care units in the state.
\nInitial reports indicated that the fire may have been caused by a short circuit in one of the incubators, Tope said.
\n\u201cThe staff said the ward quickly filled with lots of black smoke,\u201d the minister added.
\nLegal requirements for a post-mortem had been waived and the bodies of the children handed to their families, Tope added.
\nFamilies of the victims would be given compensation of 500,000 rupees (about 6,814 dollars) each. (dpa\/NAN)\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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