India's Hospital Safety Crisis: Infant Mortality, Fires, and Attacks on Doctors

Three newborns died and 36 were rescued after a ventilator sparked a fire in the neonatal intensive care unit of Amravati's government maternity hospital on August 24, exposing fatal lapses in fire safety audits at a key healthcare facility. The charred remains of medical equipment tell a story of systemic neglect, with survivors and staff flagging critical oversight failures.

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This tragedy is not an isolated incident but part of a pattern of healthcare system failures...