A fire erupted in a baby care center in India’s capital on Saturday night, resulting in the deaths of seven infants, according to a fire service officer.
Rescuers transported 12 newborns from the center to a nearby hospital, but five of them died from smoke inhalation, said fire officer Atul Garg.
The remaining five infants survived and are receiving treatment for smoke inhalation, he added. The fire, which started on the first floor of the center, was extinguished in about an hour, reported another fire officer, Suresh Kumar.
The cause of the fire in Vivek Vihar district of east Delhi was being investigated. Earlier Saturday, at least 27 people were killed in a big fire at a crowded amusement park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state in western India.
Fires are common in India, where builders and residents often flout building laws and safety codes.
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