(UPDATE) LUCKNOW, India — A fire at the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India killed 10 newborns, authorities said on Saturday, with another 16 clinging to life after a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine. Babies rescued from the fire, all only days old, were laid side by side on a bed elsewhere in the hospital as hospital staff hooked up their arms to intravenous drips. "All children rescued are safe and getting medical attention," Singh told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Advertisement'War footing'Pathak said a safety audit of the hospital was carried out in February, followed by a fire drill three months later. Friday's fire comes six months after a similar blaze at a children's hospital in New Delhi that killed six newborns.

Source: Manila Times November 17, 2024 04:11 UTC