Amravati : Three newborn babies died after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the District Women’s Hospital in Amravati, Maharashtra, early Monday morning. The blaze erupted around 3.30 am on the hospital’s third floor, where the NICU is located. Preliminary reports suggest the fire may have been triggered by an explosion in a ventilator. However, the exact cause of the incident remains unclear and will be established after a detailed investigation.
However, three newborns sustained severe burn injuries and died in the incident, according to preliminary information. Following the incident, emergency response teams and hospital personnel worked to bring the fire under control and secure the affected area. The hospital administration has initiated an inquiry into the incident. Authorities are also expected to examine the equipment and electrical systems inside the NICU to determine how the fire started.
Authorities will also examine whether all required fire-safety measures and emergency protocols were in place and whether they were followed during the incident. NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule expressed grief over the deaths and called for a thorough investigation into the Amravati hospital fire. In a post on X, Sule said the incident, which she linked to an explosion in a NICU ventilator, raised serious concerns over safety standards.
She called for strict action against those found responsible and urged the Maharashtra government to conduct fire safety audits of all government and private hospitals across the state, along with safety audits of medical equipment. Sule expressed condolences to the families of the newborns who died and wished for the speedy recovery of those undergoing treatment.
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