Illness claims 3 survivors of Jhansi hospital fire

Three infants who had been rescued from the special newborn care unit of Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi after a fire broke out last Friday died of health complications that doctors said weren't linked to the blaze. Of the 54 infants in the unit, 10 died of suffocation or burns while the rest were rescued. Two more babies died later, taking the number of casualties to 12.

Three of the 42 fire survivors died between Tuesday night and Wednesday evening, college sources said. The institute's principal, Dr Narendra Singh Senger, said they were treated for various complications. According to doctors, one of the deceased was born premature at 1.2kg and diagnosed with hypotension or low blood pressure.

Another baby succumbed to infection and a condition called disseminated intravascular coagulation, which causes blood clotting. The third infant, also premature with a birth weight of 1.2kg, died of respiratory failure accompanied by shock.

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