Terming the death of ten newborn babies in a fire in the Bhandara district hospital in Maharashtra a “very painful” incident, former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis demanded a thorough probe.
Ten newborn babies died right after a fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit of the hospital in the east Maharashtra city in the wee hours on Saturday, medical doctors stated.
The infants have been aged involving a month and 3 months, a physician stated.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray ordered an inquiry into the incident and State Health Minister Rajesh Tope also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of youngsters who died in the fire.
(With inputs from PTI)