Fire breaks out at Delhi Hospital, 20 newborns rescued
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a hospital in West Delhi's Janakpuri area in the early hours of Friday, twenty newborns were safely rescued and shifted to different nearby hospitals by the Delhi fire service.
Twenty newborns were rescued by the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) after a fire broke out in the room of a Newborn Child Hospital in Vaishali Colony, New Delhi, the police said on Friday.
According to Delhi Police, nine fire tenders rushed to the spot and all the 20 newborn babies were rescued safely by the DFS and shifted to nearby hospitals.
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"We received a call at 1.35 am that a fire broke out at a hospital. We sent four fire tenders first. They told us that there are 20 newborns there and they are facing difficulty as the lane is narrow. We sent about four more fire tenders. We reached there on time and the fire was extinguished, "Atul Garg, director of Delhi Fire Service.
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