Ten newborn babies die after fire breaks out at Indian hospital

Ten newborn babies have died after a fire broke out at the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, with another 16 clinging to life. The fire broke out late on Friday at the Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College in Jhansi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, 450km (280 miles) south of Delhi. Footage from the scene showed charred beds and walls inside the ward as a crowd of anguished families waited outside. Officials said the blaze spread quickly through the ward, where 55 infants were being treated. Babies rescued from the fire, all only days old, were laid side

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