The fire broke out around 10.45 pm on Friday in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, possibly due to an electrical short circuit.

According to hospital officials, there were 54 infants admitted to the NICU ward and several infants trapped have been rescued

A fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi results in the tragic deaths of 10 children, with officials investigating the cause.

At least 10 children died in a fire that engulfed the children's ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, officials said, as 16 others injured battled for life on Saturday. The Yogi Adityanath government on Saturday ordered a high-level probe whose report is to be submitted within 24 hours.

Avinash Kumar told reporters that the fire broke out around 10.45 pm on Friday in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, possibly due to an electrical short circuit.

A fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi resulted in the deaths of 10 children, with fears of more casualties as investigations continue.

There were 54 infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh when the fire broke out. Videos posted on social media showed doctors and medical staff evacuating patients by breaking the windows of the ward.