Speaking about the incident, Dr Pawar said, "There is no information about the children being injured in the fire. However, considering the possibility that the smoke that spread during the fire could affect their lungs, we did not want to take any risk."
Borge said his wife was admitted on a different floor while the newborn remained in the NICU. He recalled that the family was later asked to leave the hospital premises and sleep outside.
Expressing deep sorrow over the death of three newborn babies in a fire at a government hospital on Monday, Maharashtra Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakashrao Abitkar said that hospital personnel made exhaustive efforts to save the infants.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday expressed sorrow over the deaths of three children in a fire at the Amravati District Women's Hospital, describing the incident as "extremely heart-wrenching".
Amravati Congress MLA Sulbha Sanjay Khodke called the death of three newborns in a fire at the District Women's Hospital a tragic incident and demanded a thorough inquiry, saying the affected infants were premature and required intensive care. She said the exact cause, including the repor
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