Three infants die in Telangana hospital fire, 27 newborns shifted

Three infants died after a fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Telangana's Adilabad district.

State Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha stated that a preliminary inquiry indicated the fire was caused by a short circuit in the unit's air-conditioning system.

All 27 infants in the unit were transferred to other hospitals following the incident, and an expert committee will conduct a comprehensive inquiry into safety lapses.