The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least 10 newborn babies have died after a fire broke out in the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh, a pres
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Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Annie Raja on Saturday said that the Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should take responsibility for the Jhansi fire incident which claimed the lives of 10 newborns.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday condemned the blaze at Jhansi Medical College that claimed the lives of 10 newborns and said that it is "shameful" that even in today's time we are not able to provide health facilities.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday condemned the Jhansi Medical College blaze that claimed the lives of 10 newborns and demanded an immediate action to prevent such horrific accidents in the future.
10 newborns lost their lives in the fire, which is believed to have started due to a short circuit in an oxygen concentrator, and spread rapidly due to the highly oxygenated environment in the NICU.
10 newborns lost their lives in the fire, which is believed to have started due to a short circuit in an oxygen concentrator, and spread rapidly due to the highly oxygenated environment in the NICU.
Taking to social media X, Kejriwal wrote in a post "The incident of the tragic death of 10 newborn babies due to fire in Jhansi Medical College is very painful. The whole country stands with the bereaved families in this difficult time."
Chief Medical Superintendent Sachin Mahor on Saturday said that the identification of three babies out of the ten claimed by the fire at Jhansi's Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is still underway.
Congress leader Ajai Rai on Saturday while condemning the Jhansi medical college blaze incident, lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to take responsibility and address the needs of the people.
"PM Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased in the mishap in the fire accident at Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh. The injured would be given Rs 50,000," posted the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the fire incident at the Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, calling it "heart-wrenching," and offered condolences to the bereaved families of the ten children who lost their lives in the incident.