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.

Ten newborn babies have died after a fire in a neonatal intensive care unit in India:: Local media said a preliminary probe found fire extinguishers had expired and alarms did not go off in the ward::Jhansi,

A fire at the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India killed 10 newborns, authorities said on Saturday, with another 16 clinging to life after a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine. Building fires are common in the South Asian country due to shoddy construction and a routine disregard for safety regulations.

The fire in a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in Uttar Pradesh state, killed ten babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said.View on euronews

At least 10 newborns have died in a fire at a hospital in northern India after a blaze broke out in the neonatal ward. Staff at the hospital in the town of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh state were able to break in and rescue 44 infants,

A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities said Saturday, with another 39 rescued from a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine.