<p>Two more infants rescued from a fire that ripped through the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College and Hospital have died in<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/10-children-dead-in-jhansi-medical-college-fire-23430063" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Jhansi</a>, taking the total toll in the blaze to 17, a senior official said on Sunday.</p>
<p>Thirty-nine newborns were rescued from a devastating fire in the medical college hospital&rsquo;s neonatal intensive care unit on the night of November 15.</p>
<p>Dr Narendra Singh Sengar, the medical college&rsquo;s principal, said that of the 39 infants rescued, two more died on Saturday.</p>
<p>While <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-newborn-found-abandoned-outside-clinic-in-dahisar-23429926" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">10 babies died on the night of the fire</a>, the remainder succumbed to their &ldquo;illnesses&rdquo;, he said.</p>
<p>A post-mortem of the two bodies was done on Saturday and the cause of death was confirmed as &ldquo;illness&rdquo; in both cases. The bodies have been handed over to the family members.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Congress sources said on Sunday that the party&rsquo;s state chief Ajay Rai and Barabanki MP Tanuj Punia would travel to Jhansi and visit the medical college. They will also meet the families whose babies died in the fire.&nbsp;</p>
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