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Infant burnt to death in government hospital
Ahmedabad, Mar 12 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a three-day-old baby was burnt alive in a fire in an incubator in the government-run Shardaben Hospital here early this morning.
According to police, the neonatal ward of the hospital caught fire early this morning suspectedly of a short circuit. There were three babies in the incubator and two of them were saved.
The state government has announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 to the parents of the baby. An inquiry has also been ordered into the incident.
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Story first published: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 20:06 [IST]