Ten babies, some them days old, have been killed in a fire at a hospital in India as members of staff rushed to evacuate the ward.
Seven infants were rescued from the blaze before firefighters arrived at the Bhandara District Hospital in the western state of Maharashtra.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the incident as a "heart-wrenching tragedy".
BBC News reports the cause of the fire is not yet known and an investigation is underway.
State health minister Rajesh Tope said initial evidence suggested it might have been caused by a short circuit.
Rescue efforts were hampered by continuous blasts inside the ward, local media report.
[Source: BBC]
