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My deepest condolences to those who have lost their innocent children in this. I pray to God to give them the strength to bear this immense loss,
The cause of the fire will be probed,
My child has gone forever,
one mother wailed as she clutched her head in grief All children rescued are safe and getting medical attention,
The postmortem examinations of the babies are being carried out. The 39 infants who have been rescued are unscathed,
Seventeen of the injured are receiving treatment in different wings and some private hospitals,
Pathak told reporters in Jhansi If any lapses are found, strict action will be taken against those responsible and no one will be spared,
If the safety alarm had worked, we could have acted sooner and saved more lives,
Naresh Kumar, a parent who lost his child said We will identify those responsible for this tragedy and take strict action. The government stands with families during this difficult time,
Seven bodies have been identified. Three bodies haven't been identified as yet,
Ten infants have sadly died,
the state’s deputy chief minister, Brajesh Pathak, told reporters We are providing medical care to the critically injured,
he was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times newspaper Some of the newborns who died were under observation after their treatment was over and to be sent home in the next day or two,
Even though over a decade has elapsed since that disaster, no lessons seem to have been learnt because the frequency with which accidental fires keep breaking out in hospitals has not reduced,
wrote the authors of a 2023 study on fire accidents in India
