Six newborn babies have died after a fire tore through a children\u2019s hospital in the Indian capital, with people charging into the blaze to rescue the infants, police said on Sunday. \u201cAll the 12 newborn babies were rescued from the hospital with the help of other people,\u201d senior police officer Surendra Choudhary said in a statement, but adding that when they reached medical attention, six were dead. \u201cLegal action is being taken against the owner of the hospital,\u201d Choudhary said. He did not give further details on how the children died. In addition to the six who died, another baby among the 12 brought out of the suffocating fumes was dead before the fire began, Choudhary said, without elaborating further. The fire broke out late Saturday in the New Born Baby Care hospital in Delhi\u2019s Vivek Vihar area. Delhi Fire Department Director Atul Garg said 14 fire trucks were sent to battle the blaze, he told the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency. \u201cThe fire spread too fast due to a blast in an oxygen cylinder,\u201d he told PTI. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the situation \u201cheartbreaking\u201d. \u201cWe all stand with those who lost their innocent children in this accident,\u201d he said on social media. \u201cThe causes of the incident are being investigated, and whoever is responsible for this negligence will not be spared.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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