Six newborn babies die after fire tears through Delhi hospital

Six newborn babies die after fire tears through Delhi hospital

Bystanders ran in to rescue 12 newborns from fire at children’s hospital as PM Narendra Modi says deaths are ‘heart-rending’

Six newborn babies have died after a fire tore through a children’s hospital in the Indian capital, Delhi, with people charging into the flames to rescue the infants, police said on Sunday.

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, called the fire and deaths “heart-rending” in a post on social media.

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