fire broke out inside a neonatal care unit at a hospital. The tragic incident took place at the District General Hospital in Bhandara, India, at around 2am on Saturday, January 9.Fortunately, hospital staff managed to save seven other babies from the blaze.All of the children who lost their lives were aged between one and three months old, according to local reports."The staff tried their best to save the babies," Dr Pramod Khandate said.The fire was caused by a short circuit in the Sick Newborn Care Unit, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said."The investigations are going on," Tope said, adding that $6,813 (5 lakh Indian rupees) would be paid in compensation to each of the families affected.
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