The fire began late on Friday, officials saying the blaze spread quickly through the ward where 55 infants were being treated.
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 on Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Officials said the blaze spread quickly through the ward, where 55 infants were being treated. Forty-Five babies were rescued and are receiving medical care, said Bimal Kumar Dubey, a local official.
