Several children were feared killed in a fire that broke out at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi Friday evening. The fire broke out in the children’s ward of the Jhansi Medical College which led to a stampede-like situation in the hospital. Doctors and medical staff were seen evacuating patients by breaking the windows of the ward filled with smoke.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took note of the tragic accident and expressed his condolence to the families of the victims. He also directed officials and doctors to reach the spot immediately for relief work.
Heartbreaking visuals showed relatives wailing for the children who died in the accident. “My baby has burnt to death,” said a devastated woman who lost her child.
A man, whose niece died in the fire, alleged that the fire brigade didn’t reach the hospital in time.