A fire breaks out in the NICU of a hospital in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, during the early hours of Saturday. Three newborns are burned after sparks ignite from a warmer machine used for intensive care. Two sources report that one baby dies, while the other two suffer burn injuries. The incident prompts hospital staff to rapidly remove the infants from the equipment and begin emergency treatment.
Hospital staff extinguish the blaze using firefighting equipment, and technicians inspect the intensive care machines afterward. The newborns are transferred to a hospital in Jabalpur for advanced medical care. One account says the babies are sent because a paediatric surgeon is not available in Chhindwara. Both reports describe the cause as linked to sparks or electrical malfunction in the warmer’s heating/filament unit. An inquiry is initiated to determine the exact cause of the fire.
