  10 babies killed in India maternity ward fire January 9, 2021 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ten babies were killed in a maternity unit in the Indian state of Maharashtra early on Saturday, January 9 when fire tore through a major hospital, Al Jazeera reports. Staff rescued seven of the newborn infants at the Bhandara district hospital but were forced back before they could get to the 10 others, Pramod Khandate, a senior doctor, told AFP news agency. All of those who died were aged between a few days and three months, according to reports. “The cause of the fire is not known yet but our staff extinguished the fire as soon as they could. The smoke led to the babies suffocating,” Khandate said. Nurses on duty noticed a fire coming from the hospital’s neonatal unit and raised the alarm. The fire brigade stopped the blaze from spreading to other parts of the hospital and other patients were moved to safety. A fire at a hospital in Ahmedabad in August killed eight coronavirus patients. Another five Covid-19 patients died in a blaze in a clinic in Rajkot in November. Photo. AP   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
