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.

A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said.

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,