10 babies killed in India hospital fire

Police personnel are seen outside the district general hospital at Bhandara in the Indian state of Maharashtra, on January 9, 2021. (Photo by AFP)

Ten babies were killed in a maternity unit in the Indian state of Maharashtra early Saturday when fire tore through a major hospital, a doctor said.

Staff rescued seven of the newborn infants at the Bhandara district hospital but were beaten back before they could get to the 10 others, Pramod Khandate, a senior doctor, told AFP.

All of those who died were aged between a few days and three months, according to reports.

(Source: AFP)


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