10 newborns killed, 16 critical in hospital fire in India’s Uttar Pradesh

A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities said on Saturday, with another 16 clinging to life after a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine.

Building fires are common in India due to shoddy construction and a routine disregard for safety regulations.

The fire broke out at about 10:30pm (5pm GMT) on Friday night at the Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College in Jhansi, around 450 kilometres south of the capital New Delhi.

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