Charred ward of the NICU after a fire at the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, in Jhansi (PTI photo) LUCKNOW/JHANSI: An electrical short circuit emerged as a possible cause of Friday night's fire at Jhansi Medical College in which 10 infants were killed, as per initial findings, even as UP govt constituted Saturday a high-level committee to probe the tragic fire that broke out in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit . The govt also issued instructions for probes at the government, police and fire department, and magisterial levels. Seven of the 10 deceased infants were initially identified after an autopsy by a panel of four doctors Saturday.
The bodies of identified deceased infants were handed over to their kin, while DNA samples of remaining three unidentified babies were preserved for identification. Later in the day, the remaining three boys were identified with assistance from hospital staff, their families were informed, and the bodies handed over to them. Additional district magistrate Varun Pandey clarified that identities of all but one of the 49 children who were in the ward have now been ascertained.
The infant who has not been identified yet is alive. Of the 49 children present in the ward at the time of the fire, 17 are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Additionally, four infants have been shifted to private hospitals, another three to a district hospital, one child has returned home, and six infants have left with their mothers.
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