Expired fire extinguishers and a faulty alarm system were found after the fire incident at a hospital in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, revealing severe safety lapses.
At least 16 children are battling for their lives while 10 newborns died after a massive fire, caused by a short circuit, broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College around 10:45 pm on Friday.
Had the fire extinguishers been functional, the 10 newborns who died in the NICU of the hospital in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, could potentially have been saved, said the families of the victims.
Sources claimed that even the fire safety alarms did not go off at the time of the fire tragedy, delaying evacuation at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College.
6 Children In Single Bed
There were 18 beds in the infant ward, most of them comprising six children each, said Kripal Singh Rajput, who visited the hospital on Friday night to see his grandson undergoing treatment at the hospital
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