UP govt orders multi-level probe into Jhansi Hospital fire that claimed lives of 10 infants

The state government also announced an ex gratia of ₹5 lakh to the parents of each of the deceased babies and ₹50,000 to families of each injured.

Of the ten deceased babies, seven have been identified and the process to identify the rest three is still underway, with parents and relatives seeking answers from authorities over the incident.

Avinash Kumar, the Jhansi District Magistrate, said that the fire broke out around 10:45 pm on Friday in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the facility, which is one of the largest government hospitals in UP's Bundelkhand region. He said that the fire erupted due to possible electrical short circuit, PTI reported.