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Fire at Telangana neonatal unit kills 3 infants; staff praised for swift evacuation

A midnight blaze at RIMS in Adilabad claimed three newborns, including a five-day-old girl, but quick action by hospital staff and attendants prevented further deaths.

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What to know

  • A midnight fire in the neonatal unit of RIMS Adilabad killed three infants, including a five-day-old preterm baby on ventilator support.
  • Swift evacuation by hospital staff and patients' attendants saved 24 of 27 infants present; all survivors were shifted to nearby hospitals and reported stable.
  • The fire reportedly originated from an air-conditioner malfunction; relatives are now raising concerns about regular maintenance of critical hospital systems.

“I found the ward filled with dark smoke. I immediately brought my preterm granddaughter out before the smoke intensified.”

Female eyewitness at RIMS, Hospital visitor · The Hindu ↗ · Sep 21

Salim KhanSalim Khan Father of deceased infantC. Damodar Raja Narasimha Telangana Health MinisterRIMS staff and patients' attendants Hospital personnel and family members

Fire at Telangana neonatal unit kills 3 infants; staff praised for swift evacuation
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    Concerns raised over air-conditioning maintenance in SNCU

    A relative of an infant from Utnoor raised concerns over the need for regular maintenance of air-conditioning systems in the SNCU, which operates round-the-clock. All 24 remaining infants were shifted to various children's hospitals and reported in stable condition.

    “Smoke had clouded my daughter's face when she was brought out of the SNCU amid suffocating conditions. We admitted her hoping she would recover soon and return home. But those hopes were shattered by the fire.”
    — Salim Khan, Father of deceased infant Sabha Khanum · source
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    Health Minister visits RIMS, inspects fire site

    Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha inspected the fire accident site at RIMS and consoled Salim Khan, the father of the deceased infant Sabha Khanum.

    “As soon as I noticed thick smoke coming out of the SNUC, I rushed to rescue the infants. I, along with others, broke open the glass windows to allow the smoke to escape and then entered the SNUC, covering my face with my T-shirt.”
    — Patient attendant at RIMS, Hospital attendant · source
  3. background

    Three infants confirmed dead from smoke inhalation — Five-day-old Sabha Khanum, on ventilator support, died in the fire. Two other infants—one from Indervelli and another from Utnoor mandal—succumbed in the early hours of Tuesday while undergoing treatment at hospitals in Adilabad and Nizamabad.

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    Hospital staff and attendants evacuate infants amid thick smoke

    Despite poor visibility and suffocating conditions, RIMS staff and patients' attendants evacuated infants from the burning unit. A patient attendant broke open glass windows to allow smoke to escape and carried infants to safety, shifting them to nearby children's hospitals by ambulance.

  5. background

    Fire breaks out in RIMS neonatal unit in Adilabad — A midnight fire erupted in the Special Neonatal Care Unit (SNCU) of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Adilabad, reportedly triggered by an air-conditioner catching fire. Approximately 27 infants were in the unit at the time.

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