A massive fire broke out at a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, leading to death of four newborns admitted there.
The remaining 36 infants were rescued safely, the police said.
Expressing grief over the incident, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a probe into the fire incident and announced Rs four lakh ex-gratia each for the families of the kids who lost their lives in the mishap.
The facility, Kamla Nehru hospital, is situated inside the government run Hamidia hospital in the city.
Additional Chief Secretary Health and Medical Education Md Suleman will probe into the heart-wrenching incident. The fire broke out at around 9pm after short circuit in two ventilators which was followed by a blast, said sources.
On the third floor, the pediatrics ward was filled with smoke which killed three infants and fourth one died of similar reasons later on. After a hectic efforts of three hours, the fire was doused.
Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang later told the media that out of total 40 infants admitted there, four have died in the incident and remaining 36 have been rescued safely.
The commotion continued at the hospital premised on Tuesday morning as police force was deployed at the entry gates and families of kids admitted in the hospital had no information about their babies’ well-being.
The ward concerned was to be shifted in another building and last year the second floor of the building which houses a store room had reported a fire incident.