CM Yogi sought a report, announces Rs. 5 lakh aid for families of babies killed in Jhansi Hospital Fire incident…….

 

        UP Cm Yogi Aditynath has expressed deep grief over the accident that took place in the NICU of Jhansi Medical College. The Chief Minister has given instructions to provide assistance of Rs. 5 lakh each to the parents of the newborn babies who died untimely in the incident and Rs. 50,000 each to the families of the injured, from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Also, the Divisional Commissioner and DIG of Jhansi have been directed to submit a detailed report regarding the incident within 12 hours.

        Earlier, 10 newborn babies have died after a fire broke out at the neonatal unit of a hospital in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, with another 16 clinging to life. The fire broke out late on Friday night at the Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College in Jhansi. Viral Videos from the scene showed charred beds and walls inside the ward as a crowd of anguished families waited outside. Officials said the blaze spread quickly through the ward, where 55 infants were being treated. Babies rescued from the fire, all only days old, were laid side by side on a bed elsewhere in the hospital as hospital staff hooked up their arms to intravenous drips for their medical procedure.