Two infants die as Sadiqabad hospital’s children ward catches fire

RAHIM YAR KHAN: In a tragic incident, two infants died after a fire erupted in the children ward of a private hospital in a Sadiqabad neighbourhood early Thursday morning.

Rescue sources said the fire broke out due to a short circuit. On getting information, firefighters reached the site and put out the blaze.  The identity of the deceased children could not be ascertained immediately.

Earlier in August, Children ward of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital had caught a fire. A short circuit was said to be the cause of the fire. No loss of life or injury was reported in the incident.

Prior to that, a three-month-old baby girl had died in a fire incident earlier this year. Her father had said his daughter was sleeping near the heater which was kept near her due to extreme weather conditions prevalent in the city, the blanket wrapping the little girl caught fire from the heater. The infant suffered severe burns and died.

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