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Fire at India hospital ward kills 10 babies
Source: BBC
Ten babies, some them days old, have been killed in a fire at a hospital in India as members of staff rushed to evacuate the ward early on Saturday.
Seven infants were rescued from the blaze before firefighters arrived at the Bhandara District Hospital in the western state of Maharashtra.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the incident as a "heart-wrenching tragedy".
The cause of the fire is not yet known and an investigation is under way.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55599672
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Please, no more horror.
May there be a happy realm for these little souls...
