Ten newborn babies were killed in northern India after a fire swept through a neonatal intensive care unit on Friday; 38 newborns were reportedly rescued from the ward.

The fire in a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital in Uttar Pradesh state, killed ten babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said.View on euronews

Ten newborn babies have died after a fire in a neonatal intensive care unit in India:: Local media said a preliminary probe found fire extinguishers had expired and alarms did not go off in the ward::Jhansi,

A mother from Parsaha village in Mahoba district said she is still searching for her 10-day-old baby who was in the NICU at the time of the incident. “I searched, but I didn't find him,” she said.