A fire broke out in the newborn clinic at a hospital in northeastern India, killing at least 10 children.
At least 16 of the 44 infants being saved by employees at the clinics in the state of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, are in critical condition, according to authorities.
An electronic mistake is to blame for the fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College Hospital on Friday nights.
Outside the doctor, images of the scene show agonizing kids.
Around 22:30 local time ( 17 :00 GMT ), the fire broke out in the infants ward’s intensive care unit at about 22:30 local time ( 17 :00 GMT ).
The flames, according to local authorities, was caused by an electrical short circuits or another problem in a system that raised the oxygen level in the hospital.
The deaths, according to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have been described as “heart-wrenching” in a text posted online.
” My sincere apologies to those who have lost their young children in this. He wrote,” I pray to God that they have the power to keep this great loss.”
Three systems have not yet been identified, according to authorities from the state-run of Uttar Pradesh, according to reports on Saturday.
State assistant chief secretary Brajesh Pathak reported that a fire drill as recently as June and a health assessment of the common hospital had been conducted.
State officials have announced compensation of 500, 000 rupees ( £4, 600,$ 5, 900 ) for the bereaved families.
This is the second prominent hospital fire in India in six months where newborns have been killed. In May, six babies were killed in a fire at a private neonatal facility in Delhi.