Saw Infants Covered in Ashes, Recalls Parent After Amravati Hospital Fire Tragedy
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Amravati District Women's Hospital around 3:30 AM, killing three newborns while 39 infants were undergoing treatment.
- Preliminary investigations indicate the fire started after a ventilator explosion on the third floor; doctors, nurses, and staff evacuated infants to safety, though six required transfer to a super-specialty hospital.
- Reports suggest the facility contains three NICU rooms, each with capacity to treat 13 infants. The cause of the ventilator explosion remains under investigation.
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief and announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh for the bereaved family. The state government will cover full treatment costs for surviving infants.
- A similar incident occurred early Saturday at Chhindwara District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh, where a newborn died after a cradle warmer caught fire and two four-day-old babies sustained injuries.
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The fire on the third floor of the hospital is believed to have been caused by a short circuit in a ventilator at the Women's Hospital in Amravati district.
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