Ten newborns killed in hospital fire in Jhansi northern India

People broke windows trying to reach their children at the neonatal ward in Jhansi, local media report.

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Chaos and panic ensued as the fire spread, relatives of the infants have told local media, with parents breaking windows to enter the ward, scrambling to reach their children.

“The nurses were pushing people out, but those who managed to get in grabbed any child they could,” a grieving grandmother told ANI news agency.

Staff at the hospital in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh state were able to rescue 44 infants, but at least 16 are in a critical condition, authorities said.

Three of the ten babies who died have yet to be identified, leaving some parents unsure about what happened to their children.

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