Police Says Delhi Hospital
Fire Kills Newborn Babies Die.
Police says six newborn babies have died
following a fire at a hospital in Delhi.
The blaze broke out late at a hospital in
the Indian capital's Vivek Vihar region, and there were 12 babies in the unit,
while, senior police officer Surendra Choudhary said, another baby had died
before the fire began.
Authorities said legal action would be
taken against the owner of the hospital, who had fled.
Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
said the fire was "heartbreaking" and whoever is responsible for this
negligence will not be spared.
The director of Delhi's fire department
Atul Garg also said, 14 fire trucks were sent to fight the blaze.
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