At least ten newborn babies died in a hospital fire in India | News in brief

In India, at least ten newborn babies have died in a hospital fire, a local authority said on Saturday.

A fire broke out on Friday evening in the neonatal ward of a hospital in the city of Jhansi in central India.

Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh state Brajesh Pathak told the press that a total of seven bodies had been identified.

Source: AFP

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