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3 newborns die after fire breaks out at Amravati hospital NICU

3 newborns die after fire breaks out at Amravati hospital NICU
Times of India Monday 24 August 2026, 02:16 UTC By SHREEDHAR RATHI 1 min read
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Three newborns died after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Amravati District Women's Hospital around 3:30am on Monday. The fire reportedly started after an explosion in a ventilator on the hospital's third floor, where 39 newborns were undergoing treatment. Doctors, nurses and hospital staff immediately evacuated the babies from the NICU following the fire.

AMRAVATI: Three newborns died after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Amravati District Women's Hospital around 3:30am on Monday. The fire reportedly started after an explosion in a ventilator on the hospital's third floor, where 39 newborns were undergoing treatment. Doctors, nurses and hospital staff immediately evacuated the babies from the NICU following the fire. Six newborns were shifted to a super-speciality hospital for further treatment. The cause of the ventilator explosion and the fire is yet to be ascertained. (With agency inputs)
Amravati (ORG) the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ORG) NICU (ORG) Amravati District Women's Hospital (ORG)
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