At Least Ten Babies Killed in India Hospital Fire

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A fire at a hospital in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has claimed the lives of at least ten newborn infants. First responders managed to rescue dozens of babies from the blaze, though many remain in critical condition.

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00:00At least 10 newborn babies have been killed in a hospital fire in northern India.

00:06The blaze broke out Saturday night in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a hospital

00:11in Uttar Pradesh.

00:13Authorities suspect a short circuit in an oxygen machine caused the fire.

00:18Parents were asked to identify the bodies of their dead infants.

00:23We wanted to identify the children who had been burnt alive.

00:26But we didn't know how to identify them, so we asked someone to tell us.

00:30We asked if we could identify the children who had been burnt alive.

00:32But we couldn't.

00:37I want to see the children.

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