Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi's chief minister, called the fire 'heartbreaking' and said whoever is responsible for the cause - thought to be triggered by oxygen tanks exploding - 'will not be spared'.
At least six newborn babies have died after a fire broke out at a children's hospital in India, according to reports. Firefighters said they carried 12 newborns out of the centre in the Vivek Vihar district of east New Delhi late on Saturday night, but five of them died due to smoke inhalation. Two other infants are believed to have already died, according to local media. There are differing reports as to whether six or seven infants have been killed so far.
Mr Garg told the ANI news agency that an oxygen cylinder blast was the likely cause of the fire, but there has been no official confirmation. 'It was a very tough operation,' he was quoted as saying by India Today. 'We made two teams. One team started firefighting because there was a blast of cylinders. We can say it was a chain of blasts of cylinders. 'We had to save ourselves also. We started rescue operations for babies as well.
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