A Newborn Dies of Suffocation After Fire Breaks Out in Hospital.
Afnan According to Vyas, the condition of both the rescued children, who also inhaled smoke, was stable.
According to some eyewitnesses, the fire was caused by a short-circuit. However, the exact cause was still a matter of investigation," added the health office.
The fire started in the early hours in the hospital in Shihori town of Banaskantha district, following which smoke entered the ICU ward where three children were admitted, said Deputy Superintendent of Police DT Gohil.
Due to the smoke, a four-day-old baby died of suffocation, while two other children were rescued by the hospital staff as well as police. Both of them were shifted to a hospital in Deesa.
We have registered an accidental death case and started investigations" said Gohil.
