Delhi: Seven infants killed in fire at children’s hospital, two arrested

Seven newborn babies were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a children’s hospital in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area on Saturday night, The Indian Express reported.

Delhi Fire Services Director Atul Garg said that they had received a call about the fire at 11.32 pm, The New Indian Express reported.

“A fire call was received from a baby care centre at Block B of Vivek Vihar,” he said. “A total of nine fire tenders were rushed to the spot.”

Garg said that 12 infants were rescued from the medical facility and taken to another hospital. Six of them were brought dead, while one died during treatment, The Hindu quoted the official as saying.

The bodies have been shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital for postmortem examinations.

The Delhi Police registered a case under sections of the Indian Penal Code related to endangering the life or personal safety of others and causing death by negligence against Naveen Kichi, the owner of the medical facility.

Kichi was arrested later in the day, along with a doctor named Akash, who was on duty on Saturday night.

#WATCH | Delhi: Morning visuals from a newborn Baby Care Hospital in Vivek Vihar where a massive fire broke out last night claiming the lives of 6 newborn babies.

One newborn baby is on the ventilator and 5 others...

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