At least seven newborns died, and several others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a children’s hospital in the Vivek Vihar area of East Delhi on Saturday night, officials said.
The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said it received a call at 11.32 pm and nine fire tenders were rushed to the site. Officials said that 11 newborns were rescued from the building. “A fire call from Baby Care Centre, near ITI, Block B of Vivek Vihar area was received. A total of nine fire tenders were dispatched,” said DFS chief Atul Garg.
#WATCH | Delhi: Morning visuals from a newborn Baby Care Hospital in Vivek Vihar where a massive fire broke out last night claiming the lives of 6 newborn babies.One newborn baby is on the ventilator and 5 others are admitted to a hospital. pic.twitter.com/cLvIUWIx9e
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2024
‘Regrettable incident’
He said, “…It was a very tough operation. We made two teams. One team started firefighting because there was a blast of cylinders, we can say the chain of blast of cylinders. So we had to save ourselves also. We started rescue operations for babies as well. Unfortunately, we could not save all the children. We removed all the twelve babies to the hospital. But after arrival, they declared that 6 were dead. That is a regrettable incident.”
#WATCH | Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a New Born Baby Care Hospital in Vivek ViharAs per a Fire Officer, Fire was extinguished completely, 11-12 people were rescued and taken to hospital and further details are awaited.
(Video source – Fire Department) https://t.co/lHzou6KkHH pic.twitter.com/pE95ffjm9p
— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2024
The incident comes on a day at least 27 persons were killed in Gujarat’s Rajkot city when a massive fire swept through a crowded game zone and the building collapsed.
(With agency inputs)
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