After a fire destroyed the children’s ward of a medical college in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, parents and relatives of the newborns are searching for their lost babies in a desperate attempt to find answers. At least ten youngsters lost their lives, while sixteen more were hurt and are fighting for their lives.

On Friday evening, a fire broke out at the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College of Jhansi’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). One of the biggest government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand area, the state-run medical institution began providing services in 1968. Along with some of the infants in the internal section of the NICU, the children in the outside section were also saved.

A baby’s aunt, Rani Sen, who was in the NICU when the fire occurred, said she had been looking for the infant. “They were saying, ‘Go in and take your children,’ after the fire,” she said. “It is being said my child is dead, but no one has told me on what basis,” she added. However, a large number of the kids had already perished in the fire at that point.

She also requested DNA testing and questioned the hospital’s identification procedure. “They claim that it is determined by the children’s tags. “What about the child I found who didn’t have a tag if the identification is based on tags?” she said.

Santoshi, a mother from Mahoba district’s Parsaha village, is still looking for her 10-day-old child who was in the intensive care unit. I have no idea where my kid is. I was unable to enter the building to save my infant when the fire started. How was I able to? How could anybody give me my kid when no one could enter? She told ANI, “Everyone was running around in panic.”

She said that she had not been able to visit her kid before to the fire because of the hospital. “No, my kid wasn’t shown to me. I visited, but nothing occurred. I couldn’t even adequately search for my kid after the fire. She added, “I looked, but I couldn’t locate him.

A Rajgarh grandmother, whose granddaughter was hospitalized at the age of 20 to 25 days, said that the hospital personnel was “pushing people out, not allowing anyone to go inside.” “Whoever was able to seize a kid did so when someone somehow got inside. A few of them entered via the windows. She told ANI, “My kid hasn’t been discovered yet.

While many police officers assisted with rescue and relief efforts, said images from the medical college showed terrified patients and their caregivers being evacuated.

Reporters were informed by District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Kumar that the fire at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) started at around 10.45 p.m. on Friday, most likely as a result of an electrical short circuit.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh took notice of the occurrence, launched an investigation into it, and instructed district administration authorities to provide the wounded with the care they needed.

Brajesh Pathak, the deputy chief minister in charge of health, paid a visit to the hospital. “The administration has taken the matter very seriously, and it is a really tragic situation. The loss of ten children is heartbreaking. To identify the victims, we are collaborating closely with the families,” the Deputy CM said.

“The health department will conduct the first stage of the probe, followed by the district administration and police, and finally a magistrate’s inquiry. The most crucial thing is to comprehend how this catastrophe happened. “We support the kids and their families,” Pathak said.

The relatives of the children who died would get Rs 5 lakh apiece, while the wounded will receive Rs 50,000 each, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi’s announcement. He took notice of the occurrence, launched an investigation into it, and instructed district administration officials to make sure the wounded received the care they needed.