Two babies die in Telangana hospital fire
Two nurses and several staff were injuries while rescuing 28 infants.
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Two babies died after a fire broke out at the Special Newborn Care Unit ward of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Telangana’s Adilabad district on Monday, reported The Hindu.
Two nurses and several hospital staff suffered injuries while rescuing 28 babies, reported The Indian Express.
The fire broke out at around 11.30 pm after an air-conditioning unit in the reception area exploded.
The sections inside the newborn care unit were enclosed and had glass windows. After the fire, smoke accumulated inside, The Hindu quoted the district Medical and Health Officer Dr Sadhana as saying.
As soon as they noticed this, “patient attendants broke the glass windows to allow the smoke to escape and helped evacuate the babies from the affected areas”, she added.
One of the babies who died was five days old while the other was four days old. The babies who were rescued were shifted to nearby private hospitals.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy ordered an inquiry and directed officials to submit a report on the causes of the fire.
He also conveyed his condolences to the families of the two babies who died, describing the incident as extremely tragic.
State Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha also expressed grief about the deaths and assured the families of the government’s support.
“The condition of the other children who were in the ward at...
