Jhansi hospital fire: PM Modi condoles loss of lives, says every possible effort being made for relief, rescue

District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Kumar told reporters that the occurrence broke retired astir 10.45 p.m. connected Friday successful the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College perchance owed to an electrical abbreviated circuit.

“Heartbreaking! The occurrence mishap astatine Jhansi Medical College successful Uttar Pradesh is heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences to those who mislaid their guiltless children successful this. I commune to God to springiness them the spot to carnivore this immense loss,” Modi was quoted arsenic saying successful a station successful Hindi connected X by the Prime Minister’s Office.

“The section administration, nether the supervision of the authorities government, is making each imaginable effort for alleviation and rescue,” helium said.

The children, who were successful the outer portion of the NICU, were rescued on with immoderate of those who were successful the interior part.

“Prima facie determination is accusation of the decease of 10 children,” the DM said.

Those little captious are admitted successful the outer conception of the NICU portion the much captious patients are kept successful the interior part, Kumar said.