Children Hospital Fire Heart-Rending, Guilty Won't Be Spared: Delhi CM Kejriwal On Tragedy That Killed 7 Children

Children Hospital Fire Heart-Rending, Guilty Won't Be Spared: Delhi CM Kejriwal On Tragedy That Killed 7 Children

Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj also said strictest punishment will be given to those found negligent or involved in any wrongdoing.

PTIUpdated: Sunday, May 26, 2024, 10:56 AM IST
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New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said the east Delhi children hospital fire which left seven newborns dead is heart-rendering and warned that those responsible for negligence will not be spared.

Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj also said strictest punishment will be given to those found negligent or involved in any wrongdoing.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Tweet

In a post on X, Kejriwal said the government stood with those who lost their children in the fire incident in Vivek Vihar, and added the administration was ensuring proper treatment to the injured.

He said the reasons behind the fire were being probed and those found negligent will not be spared.

The officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said the blaze broke out at the Baby Care New Born Hospital in Shahdara on Saturday night.

Twelve newborns were rescued from the medical facility but seven of them died, DFS chief Atul Garg said. Five babies are undergoing treatment at another hospital, he said.

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