Drama in India: six babies die in fire at children's hospital, 'whoever is responsible will not be spared'

L'explosion d'une bouteille d'oxygène serait à l'origine du drame. MAXPPP – TUMPA MONDAL

On Saturday May 25, 2024, a fire ravaged a pediatric hospital in New Delhi. Six babies died during the disaster. The owners of the establishment are the subject of legal proceedings.

Six babies were killed in a fire that ravaged a children's hospital in New Delhi on Saturday, police in the Indian capital announced on Sunday.

A dozen newborns were taken from the hospital during the disaster, but six of them were already dead when they were treated by doctors, a police officer said. local, Surendra Choudhary.

Legal proceedings initiated against the hospital

"Legal proceedings are being initiated against the owner of the hospital", said Mr. Choudhary. He did not detail how the children died.

The fire, which mobilized fourteen fire trucks, broke out late Saturday afternoon in the New Born Baby Care hospital in New Delhi.< /p>

A seventh baby among the twelve newborns extracted had died before the fire, he further specified.

"The fire spread too quickly"

"The fire spread too quickly due to the explosion of an oxygen cylinder" , city fire chief Atul Garg told the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.

Talking about a "heartbreaking" situation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned that< em> "the person responsible for this negligence will not be spared".

"We all stand in solidarity with those who lost their innocent children in this accident, he said added on social networks.