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3 Newborns Die After Ventilator Blast Triggers Fire At Maharashtra Hospital

Doctors, nurses and other hospital staff rushed to the ward after the fire broke out and began evacuating the babies.

3 Newborns Die After Ventilator Blast Triggers Fire At Maharashtra Hospital

Three newborns lost their lives after a devastating fire erupted at a district hospital in Maharashtra's Amravati, as reported by ANI. The blaze occurred on the third floor in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) around 3.30 am. Promptly, doctors, nurses, and other staff members initiated an evacuation operation. Remarkably, several infants were successfully rescued from the affected ward.

Six infants have since been transferred to a super specialty hospital for additional care. Visual evidence revealed the charred equipment and blackened walls within the hospital ward. Police arrived at the scene and commenced a preliminary investigation, but the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

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