A ventilator within the hospital’s NICU, which homes untimely and critically unwell infants, caught fireplace at round 3.15 a.m; police stated.
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Three new child infants died after a fireplace broke out on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Amravati’s District Ladies’s Hospital, a authorities hospital, at 3.30 a.m. on Monday (August 24, 2026), prompting an emergency evacuation of dozens of infants present process remedy, based on Gorakhnath Jadhav, Senior Police Inspector, Gadage Nagar Police Station in Amravati.
The hearth occurred after a ventilator exploded on the third flooring, killing three newborns with extreme burns and smoke inhalation. Six different infants have been rescued and are in crucial care. The ventilator fireplace was put out inside 10 to fifteen minutes.
As many as 36 different newborns have been rescued after the incident occurred on the District Ladies’s Hospital, Amravati Police Commissioner Rakesh Ola informed information company PTI. A ventilator within the hospital’s NICU, which homes untimely and critically unwell infants, caught fireplace at round 3.15 a.m., he stated.
Maharashtra Income Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, who can also be Amravati’s guardian minister, stated he has ordered a complete inquiry into the incident and guaranteed that these injured have been receiving all crucial medical help.
The NICU has three compartments: one every for inborn and outborn infants, and one for step‑down care for youngsters able to be discharged, Mr. Ola stated, including that 39 infants have been admitted throughout the three sections.
A ventilator within the outborn infants’ compartment caught fireplace. Three of the newborns there died, whereas the opposite six infants have been rescued, the official stated. One other official stated six infants have been admitted to an excellent speciality hospital.
After the blaze erupted, the hospital workers on responsibility rushed to the spot and safely evacuated the opposite youngsters, Mr. Bawankule stated in a put up on X.
He stated the fireplace broke out round 4 a.m. on the particular new child care unit within the new constructing of the District Ladies’s Hospital, the place untimely, low-weight and critically unwell newborns have been present process remedy.
Some infants have been shifted to the Divisional Referral Companies Hospital for additional remedy. 4 youngsters have been present process remedy there, with one reported to be in a crucial situation, Mr. Bawankule stated.
Hearth personnel and the PWD’s electrical wing have been knowledgeable, and they’re going to discover out the reason for the fireplace, Mr. Ola stated.
Mr. Bawankule stated he was deeply distressed by the deaths and guaranteed the households that the federal government would prolong all crucial help.
“I’m deeply saddened by right this moment’s incident in Amravati. My coronary heart is heavy,” he stated.
“The federal government stands with the kin of the deceased youngsters and the federal government and administration are offering all doable assist,” he said.
The Minister additional stated he had mentioned the incident with officers involved and the administration was retaining a detailed watch on the scenario.
(With PTI inputs)
Printed – August 24, 2026 08:47 am IST
