Ten newborn babies killed as fire engulfs hospital


Tragic sight: Equipment damaged by fire lies inside the unit at Jhansi Medical College hospital in Jhansi, India. — AP

A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said.

The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state.

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