Four newborns died after a fire in a maternity hospital in Azerbaijan

At night, a fire broke out in the Republican Perinatal Center in Baku. The deaths of four newborns were reported. Three more people suffered smoke inhalation and were hospitalized.

The fire that broke out on the fourth floor of the building has been extinguished. More than 100 people were evacuated. The Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal case.

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