Fire at children’s hospital kills seven newborns in India’s capital
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The owner of the hospital has fled, police said, adding that legal action is being taken against the individual.
At least seven infants have been killed fire in a fire at a children’s hospital in India’s capital, says a fire service officer.
Rescuers carried 12 newborns from the hospital to another facility, but five of them died due to smoke inhalation, fire officer Atul Garg said on Sunday.
Five others survived and are being treated for smoke inhalation, he added.
The fire broke out late on Saturday night in the Baby Care Hospital in New Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area.
Television footage showed firefighters attempting to douse the fire on the first floor of the hospital. Suresh Kumar, another fire officer, said the fire was extinguished in about an hour and its cause was being investigated.
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