2024 Jhansi hospital fire

When

2024

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

25.45° N, 78.57° E

Description

2024 Medical college fire in India

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2024 Medical college fire in India

On the night of 15 November 2024, a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 newborns and injuring 16 others, most of which later succumbed to injuries. The incident occurred around 10:30 PM local time, as the hospital was treating an overcrowded ward with 55 infants, far exceeding its capacity of 18 beds.

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