Family members wait outside the emergency ward after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, in Jhansi district, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. At least 10 children died in the fire that engulfed the children's ward of the medical college, officials said, as 16 others injured battled for life on Saturday.
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Jhansi (UP): One more infant rescued from a fire that ripped through the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College here has died, taking the death toll in the blaze to 18, sources said on Monday.
The sources at the hospital said 39 newborns were rescued from the devastating fire in the facility's neonatal intensive care unit in the night of November 15.
Of these 39 children, one has died, taking the death toll to 18.
Officials said 10 children died on the night of the fire, while the remaining succumbed to their illnesses.