The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state police chief after a children's ward of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi was gutted by fire.

At least 10 children died after a massive fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, possibly due to an electrical short circuit.

NHRC issues notice to UP government over newborn deaths in Jhansi hospital fire, seeks detailed report within a week.

Ten newborn babies were killed in northern India after a fire swept through a neonatal intensive care unit on Friday; 38 newborns were reportedly rescued from the ward.

Ten newborn babies have died after a fire in a neonatal intensive care unit in India:: Local media said a preliminary probe found fire extinguishers had expired and alarms did not go off in the ward::Jhansi,