Fire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, killing 10 babies

Cause of blaze unclear; local government vows investigation

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Equipment damaged in a fire in which 10 newborn babies died lies inside a neonatal intensive care unit at Jhansi Medical College hospital in Jhansi, India, on Nov. 15. (AP Photo) © AP

LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said.

The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Officials said the blaze spread quickly through the ward, where 55 infants were being treated. Forty-five babies were rescued and are receiving medical care, said Bimal Kumar Dubey, a local official.

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