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How could the babies have endured it? said 27-year-old Yakoob Mansuri...
Mansuri, an almirah maker from Hamirpurs Rath tehsil, was among the men who became heroes for several families, rescuing babies from the devastating fire that engulfed the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Uttar Pradeshs Jhansi Friday...
He had brought his wife, Najma Bano, and his twin daughters to the medical college after the babies were referred from the Orai district hospital for specialised care due to breathing difficulties...
Narendra Singh Sengar, Principal of the medical college, told ThePrint that out of the total 49 babies that were admitted to the medical college SNCU, 11 have been discharged, while 11 have been confirmed as dead. 10 had died at the spot, and another died while under treatment in the paediatric unit Sunday...
All my clothes had become black from smoke and there was smoke residue in my mouth as late as even on Saturday, he said.. Parvati Ahirwar, the grandmother of one of the babies admitted to the medical college, shared that the baby had been born prematurely to her daughter Radha and had been feeding on milk...
