A fire breaks out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a hospital in Amravati, Maharashtra, after a ventilator explosion, and three newborns die. Hospital staff rush to the ward and evacuate babies as the blaze spreads.
According to multiple reports, the incident occurs on the hospital’s third floor in Amravati District Women’s Hospital’s NICU. Times of India and Mint (India) report that 39 newborns are evacuated from the unit, and six critically ill infants are transferred to a super-speciality hospital for further treatment. NDTV similarly reports that staff evacuate the babies after the fire starts.
While all outlets tie the fire to a ventilator blast, they focus on different details. Some reports emphasize the evacuation and subsequent transfers of infants, while others center on the number of deaths and the urgency of the response. Investigators are still examining the exact cause of the ventilator explosion and how it leads to the fire.
