Bhandara Fire

A case of culpable homicide has been registered against two nurses for their alleged negligence in connection with the fire at a newborn care unit in Vidarbha's Bhandara district, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday.

Markets and other commercial establishments in most parts of Bhandara remained closed on Monday in response to a bandh called the BJP to express anguish over the death of 10 infants in a fire at the district hospital.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a bandh in Bhandara district of Maharashtra today over the death of ten newborn babies in a fire at the district hospital, a party MP said on Sunday.

Many parents whose newborn babies were among those dead in the Bhandara hospital fire have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty.

Authorities know the names of the mothers of nine out of ten babies who perished in fire at a state-run hospital in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on early Saturday morning.

Swift actions of Fire Brigade personnel and security guards at the Bhandara district hospital in Maharashtra saved the lives of seven babies admitted at the Special Newborn Care Unit following a fire incident on early Saturday, but unfortunately ten other babies were not that lucky.

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis condoled the deaths of 10 newborns in a fire at Bhandara district hospital on Saturday.

Terming the death of ten newborn babies in a fire in the Bhandara district hospital in Maharashtra a "very painful" incident, former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday demanded a thorough probe.

Ten infants have died after a fire broke out a hospital in Maharashtra early this morning.

A man tried to set himself on fire during a programme in Maharashtra's Bhandara city Friday where state energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule was also present, police said.

A case of culpable homicide has been registered against two nurses for their alleged negligence in connection with the fire at a newborn care unit in Vidarbha's Bhandara district, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday.

Markets and other commercial establishments in most parts of Bhandara remained closed on Monday in response to a bandh called the BJP to express anguish over the death of 10 infants in a fire at the district hospital.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a bandh in Bhandara district of Maharashtra today over the death of ten newborn babies in a fire at the district hospital, a party MP said on Sunday.

Many parents whose newborn babies were among those dead in the Bhandara hospital fire have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty.

Authorities know the names of the mothers of nine out of ten babies who perished in fire at a state-run hospital in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on early Saturday morning.

Swift actions of Fire Brigade personnel and security guards at the Bhandara district hospital in Maharashtra saved the lives of seven babies admitted at the Special Newborn Care Unit following a fire incident on early Saturday, but unfortunately ten other babies were not that lucky.

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis condoled the deaths of 10 newborns in a fire at Bhandara district hospital on Saturday.

Terming the death of ten newborn babies in a fire in the Bhandara district hospital in Maharashtra a "very painful" incident, former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday demanded a thorough probe.

Ten infants have died after a fire broke out a hospital in Maharashtra early this morning.

A man tried to set himself on fire during a programme in Maharashtra's Bhandara city Friday where state energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule was also present, police said.