Three infants killed in fire accident at Telangana’s RIMS Adilabad hospital SNCU ward; 25 children rescued
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy orders an inquiry into the incident and directs officials to submit a report on the cause of the fire
Three infants were killed in a fire at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) ward of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Adilabad, Telangana, on September 21 night. The incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. when an air conditioner in the reception area of the SNCU caught fire. As many as 25 other infants in the ward were rescued and evacuated in time.
According to Adilabad District Medical and Health Officer Sadhana, the fire resulted from a burst air conditioner. The fire filled the SNCU with thick smoke, prompting attendants to break glass windows and evacuate the babies from the affected areas. The two infants who died were preterm, aged five and four days, with one succumbing immediately and the other after four hours.
A two-day-old girl, who had been born prematurely at 28 weeks, also died while being shifted to a nearby hospital. The fire was brought under control by a fire tender, and an investigation into the exact cause of the fire is underway.
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