{"id":330128,"date":"2021-01-09T05:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T05:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=330128"},"modified":"2021-01-09T05:07:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T05:07:51","slug":"10-infants-killed-in-fire-at-maharashtra-hospital-pm-modi-says-heart-wrenching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/10-infants-killed-in-fire-at-maharashtra-hospital-pm-modi-says-heart-wrenching\/","title":{"rendered":"10 infants killed in fire at Maharashtra hospital; PM Modi says &#8216;heart-wrenching&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330129 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/new-born-baby.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2021\/01\/new-born-baby.jpg 498w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2021\/01\/new-born-baby-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/>Ten newborns babies have died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Maharashtra in the wee hours of Saturday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The fire broke out around 2 am at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Seventeen babies were admitted at the new born unit at the time of incident. Seven could be rescued by the fire brigade officials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths and called the incident a &#8220;heart-wrenching tragedy&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cHeart-wrenching tragedy in Bhandara, Maharashtra, where we have lost precious young lives. My thoughts are with all the bereaved families. I hope the injured recover as early as possible,\u201d PM Modi tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Union Home Minister Amit Shah called the fire incident very unfortunate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe fire accident in Bhandara district hospital, Maharashtra is very unfortunate. I am pained beyond words. My thoughts and condolences are with bereaved families. May God give them the strength to bear this irreparable loss,\u201d Shah tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray spoke to Health Minister Rajesh Tope regarding the fire tragedy and has also ordered a probe into the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also tweeted his condolences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe unfortunate incident of fire at Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra is extremely tragic. My condolences to the families of the children who lost their lives. I appeal to Maha Govt to provide every possible assistance to the families of the injured &amp; deceased,\u201d Rahul tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Meanwhile, Maharashtra&#8217;s health minister Rajesh Tope announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of newborns killed in the fire incident at Bhandara District General Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten newborns babies have died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Maharashtra in the wee hours of Saturday.\u00a0 The fire broke out around 2 am at the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Bhandara District General Hospital. Seventeen babies were admitted at the new born unit at the time of incident. 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