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Nine Babies Rescued from Hospital Fire
4 Sep
Summary
- Nine newborns were safely moved from a hospital's NICU.
- A fire broke out in an AC unit at Asian Hospital.
- No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.
A fire incident occurred in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Asian Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on Friday. The fire started from an AC unit, prompting the immediate evacuation of nine newborns from the NICU.
Hospital director Dr. Shoeb Hashmi stated that the infants, along with patients from a neighboring general ward, were safely transferred to other hospitals. The transfer was conducted with the explicit consent of the families involved.
Authorities confirmed that there were no injuries or casualties as a result of the fire. The hospital has since been cleaned and is operating as usual. This incident follows a similar, more tragic fire in Amravati about ten days prior, where three newborns died.
