Adilabad RIMS neonatal-unit fire: five infants died; inquiry findings pending

Fire and dense smoke affected the RIMS Adilabad newborn unit. Later reporting and the district collector's account put the death toll at five infants. Of 27 infants present, 13 had been discharged and nine remained under treatment in the 1 October account. The final technical cause has not been publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed.