Hours after a fire claimed the lives of at least 10 newborn children in Jhansi district, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday, 16 November, announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the parents of the deceased, an official said.

The UP government has also announced Rs 50,000 each to the families of the injured from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.

At least 10 children died in a fire that engulfed the children's ward of the medical college in Jhansi district, officials said, as 16 others injured battled for life on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of children in a fire that engulfed the children's ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district and announced an ex gratia o

A fire at Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh has resulted in the deaths of 10 newborns, causing national outrage. Officials, including PM Modi and President Murmu, expressed their condolences for the tragic incident believed to have originated from a short circuit in an oxygen concentrator.

PM Narendra Modi condoled the loss of life in the Jhansi hospital fire, saying that every possible effort is being made for relief.

The Samajwadi Party blamed the carelessness of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College administration for the tragedy, saying a short circuit on Friday afternoon was overlooked.