Delhi hospital where newborn babies died had no licence

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Delhi hospital where newborn ******* ***** had no licence

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A view of the damaged neonatal intensive care unit where several ******* *****

A hospital in Indian capital Delhi where seven ******* ***** in a ***** was operating without a valid licence, police said.

The *****

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, leading to the arrests of the hospital owner and the doctor on duty.

An investigation has found that the hospital also did not have ***** extinguishers or an emergency exit.

The tragedy took place hours after a ***** broke out in a gaming arcade in Gujarat state’s Rajkot city, ******** 27 people.

Fires often break out in residential and commercial buildings in India due to a lax enforcement of safety norms.

Saturday’s tragedy, where a blaze engulfed the hospital in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar neighbourhood, has horrified and angered people.

Police commissioner Shahdara Surendra Chaudhary

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ANI news agency that the hospital’s NOC (No Objection Certificate) had expired on 31 March.

A ***** NOC – which certifies that a building meets ***** safety standards – is

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that have a height of more than 15m (49ft).

Mr. Chaudhary added that the hospital was permitted only five beds but had installed 10.

At the time of the *****, 12 newborn ******* were at the hospital. Five of them are now being treated at another hospital.

Police have arrested Dr Naveen Kichi, director of the hospital and a doctor named Akash (the police shared only one name) in connection with the *****. They have been charged with culpable *********.

Dr Akash, who was on duty at the time of the incident, was not qualified to treat newborn ******* in need of intensive care, police said.

The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial inquiry.

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A blaze engulfed the hospital building on Saturday

Dramatic visuals of ***** engulfing the building on Saturday circulated on social media.

The director of Delhi’s ***** department, Atul Garg, told the Press Trust of India news agency that the ***** had spread due to a blast in an oxygen cylinder.

Media reports say that the police is also investigating the possibility of the hospital running an ******** oxygen cylinder filling racket after locals reported suspicious activities.

Officials also said rescue efforts were slowed by limited access to the building, which has a single staircase and no ***** escape.

Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the tragedy was “heartbreaking”.

“The causes of the incident are being investigated and whoever is responsible for this negligence will not be spared,” Mr Kejriwal said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as “heart-rending.” He has announced an ex gratia of 200,000 rupees ($2407; £1889) to the family members of each of the deceased and 50,000 rupees each to those injured.

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