NICU reduced to ashes
Yakum Mansoori was sleeping on the sidewalk outside the children’s ward at Jhansi Medical Center in Uttar Pradesh on Friday night when a fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit. They entered by breaking the window and managed to save some newborn babies, but they could not save their two daughters. The officials showed them the burned bodies of some infants for identification, but to no avail.
10 newborn babies lost their lives
Desperate to find his daughters, the father said: “I didn’t recognize them.” A fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that killed 10 newborns. Many of them were born prematurely.
atmosphere of sadness everywhere
The fire in the hospital has been extinguished, but an atmosphere of sadness reigns everywhere. Parents, mostly young mothers. Her family members gathered outside the children’s ward, hugging each other and finding strength in their darkest moments.
She gave birth to a boy 11 days ago.
The women’s faces were hidden behind veils, but their pain was clearly visible in their screams. Santoshi who gave birth to a baby boy just 11 days ago. She was sitting on the floor crying, covering her face with her palms. He said in a voice trembling with sadness: ‘I heard the noise and came running. But how could I save my son? There was no information, no one told us what was happening.
Fire breaks out at Jhansi Medical College
fire caused by short circuit
We tell you that the fire occurred around 10:45 p.m. on Friday night, possibly due to an electrical short circuit. Many worried parents and relatives remained silent during the rescue operation, struggling to comprehend the magnitude of the tragedy. Ten newborns died in the fire and 16 others were seriously injured.
lost the first child in the fire
Also among the grieving parents is Sanjana, who gave birth prematurely to her first child. The crying mother said, ‘My son was born after seven months and was admitted here. When the fire broke out, no one could save him. Died.
He was admitted to the NICU for a month.
Sonu was standing nearby, there was a sad expression on his face. She lost her seven-month-old son in the fire. She said in a voice full of pain: ‘My son was admitted to the NICU for more than a month. When the fire broke out, we were not allowed to enter. He saved several children, but 10 burned to death. “One of them was my son.”
Machines burned after fire
took a loan to buy medicine
Sonu’s brother Parshuram said: “We sold everything we had and took a loan to buy medicines so that we could receive the necessary treatment. Despite all this we could not save our son.
The government provided financial assistance to victims
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh to the parents of each deceased. A three-tier investigation into the incident has also been ordered. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the deaths and announced an aid of Rs 2 lakh to the families of each deceased.
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