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Two infants killed in hospital fire in Adilabad

Two infants died following a late-night fire in the special newborn care unit at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Adilabad. Responders rescued 25 other children from the ward, according to initial reports. The cause of the fire has not yet been established, and the state government has ordered an inquiry.

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Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • thehindufire incident
  • telegramsmoke
3 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • thehinduTelangana’s RIMS Adilabad hospital SNCU ward
  • telegramAdilabad
  • feeds-feedburnerTelangana
  • thewirehindiआदिलाबाद रिम्स अस्पताल
WhereAdilabad
19.672, 78.536 ±10 km
First reported33 days ago
Published2026-09-22 05:47 UTC
Sources4
Casualties reported2
How this travelled.
Reports9Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Two infants killed in hospital fire in Adilabad. 2026-09-22T05:47:04.459Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3151. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-22/two-infants-killed-in-fire-accident-at-telanganas-rims-adilabad-3d1cdaff

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