Late Friday night, the fire that broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi claimed the lives of at least 10 children, mostly newborns, while 16 others are still battling for life.

Jhansi/Lucknow: A devastating fire at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi claimed the lives of 10 newborns, media reports said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said a short circuit caused the fire at the children's ward of a Jhansi medical college that killed 10 newborns. The state government ordered a three-tier probe into the incident.

A high-level committee has been formed by the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate the fire incident at Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi, that resulted in the death of 10 infants. The committee will investigate the cause of the fire,

An ex gratia of ₹5 lakh has been announced for parents of each of the deceased babies and ₹50,000 for each of the injured babies' families.

A massive fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jhansi Medical College late 15 evening. The tragic fire incident took the lives of 10 innocent newborn babies who were admitted to the NICU ward.

A two-member inquiry committee, comprising the Commissioner and the DIG, has been formed to probe the incident and submit a report to the Chief Minister.