President: 11 babies killed in fire at Senegalese hospital

26/5/2022 19:12

        A fire in the neonatal unit of a hospital in Senegal has killed 11 newborns. Only three infants could be saved.
        
        The fire was blamed on an electrical short circuit at the Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital in Tivaouane, a town 120 kilometers northeast of the capital, Dakar.
        
        The deadly fire comes a year after four other newborns died in a hospital fire in Linguere in northern Senegal.
        
        A series of other deaths also have raised concerns about maternal and infant health in the West African nation known for having some of the best hospitals in the region.