The fire broke out in the early hours of Monday at a District Women's Hospital in Amravati. The hospital staff managed to evacuate 36 infants, while three newborns died in the incident, officials said

Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde called the Amravati hospital fire "extremely heartbreaking" after three newborns died. He said 36 children were saved, reiterated Rs 5 lakh aid for the families of the deceased and said the government would bear treatment costs for injured children