Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Newborn Dies After NICU Warmer Fire in Madhya Pradesh
A warmer machine caught fire in a hospital unit for newborn babies in Chhindwara.
Three babies were affected by the incident.
Hospital staff gave all three babies initial treatment.
They were then sent to Jabalpur for more medical care.
One baby was in very serious condition and needed surgery.
Chhindwara did not have a paediatric surgeon available.
The baby was moved to Jabalpur, but later died during treatment.
The report says two other newborns were also injured.
A newborn died after a warmer machine caught fire inside a neonatal intensive care unit in Chhindwara.
Two other newborns were injured in the incident, according to the report’s headline.
All three babies received initial treatment at the district hospital.
The newborns were referred to Jabalpur for further medical care.
One critically ill baby, who required surgery, later died during treatment after being shifted because no paediatric surgeon was available in Chhindwara.
- Who
- Three newborns were affected; Kanchan Dubey, the district hospital civil surgeon, provided information.
- What
- A warmer machine caught fire inside the NICU, injuring three newborns and resulting in one death during later treatment.
- When
- The report does not specify when the fire occurred or when the newborn died.
- Where
- The fire occurred at a district hospital in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh; the critically ill newborn was later treated in Jabalpur.
- Why
- The newborns were referred because they required further medical care, and one needed surgery that could not be provided locally because a paediatric surgeon was unavailable in Chhindwara.
- Incident
- A warmer machine caught fire inside the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Babies affected
- Three newborns were affected.
- Deaths
- One newborn later died during treatment.
- Initial response
- All three newborns received initial treatment at the district hospital.
- Referral location
- The newborns were referred to Jabalpur.
- Critical condition
- One newborn was critically ill and required surgery.
- Specialist availability
- A paediatric surgeon was unavailable in Chhindwara.