{
  "id": 2941129,
  "title": "Amravati NICU Fire Tragedy: 3 Newborns Killed After Ventilator Blast, 6 Others Shifted To Super Speciality Hospital | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/amravati-nicu-fire-tragedy-3-newborns-killed-after-ventilator-blast-6",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:26:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/amravati-nicu-fire-tragedy-3-newborns-killed-after-ventilator-blast-6-others-shifted-to-super-speciality-hospital-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amravati: Tragedy struck at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the District Women's Hospital on Monday when a fire resulted in the deaths of three newborns and injuries to six others. The blaze, which erupted around 3.30 am on the third floor, is believed to have originated from an explosion in a ventilator. The hospital staff quickly initiated an evacuation, rescuing several infants. Six newborns were subsequently transferred to the Super Speciality Hospital for further medical attention. The prompt actions of the medical personnel are credited with saving the lives of the majority of the infants admitted to the unit.",
  "summary": "Amravati: Three newborns died after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the District Women's Hospital in Amravati in the early hours of Monday. According to preliminary information, the fire erupted at around 3.30 am on the third floor of the hospital, reportedly following an explosion in a ventilator inside the neonatal unit. #WATCH | Amravati, Maharashtra: Three…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "3 Newborns Die After Ventilator Blast Triggers Fire At Maharashtra Hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/3-newborns-die-after-ventilator-blast-triggers-fire-at-maharashtra",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:16:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "3 newborns killed after fire breaks out at Maharashtra hospital, 6 rescued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/3-newborns-killed-after-fire-breaks-out-at-maharashtra-hospital-6",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:46:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "3 newborns killed in fire at Maharashtra government hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/3-newborns-killed-in-fire-at-maharashtra-government-hospital",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:01:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Three newborns die in fire at government hospital’s NICU in Amravati, Maharashtra",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/three-newborns-die-in-fire-at-government-hospitals-nicu-in-amravati",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:17:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}