The fire reportedly broke out at a special ward in the Bhandara district general hospital, Maharashtra during the early hours on Saturday, killing 10 infants

'Such a thing should not happen to anyone.... children should live and should be playing,' baby's father said

CM Uddhav Thackeray, who has ordered a probe into the incident will be visiting Bhandara civil hospital today, and will also meet hospital staff and parents of the victims

Speaking to reporters, former chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said security guards used a ladder to rescue the seven infants.

There were 17 babies in the hospital in Maharashtra's Bhandara district, 7 were rescued by the fire brigade.

No casualties have been reported so far, and the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

About 30-35 patients were rescued and shifted to local hospitals, said Vaibhav Krishna, senior superintendent of police, Gautam Buddha Nagar.

In India, hospitals are also tinder boxes where the lack of fire safety measures snuff out life.

Monday's incident has brought back chilling memories of Calcutta's AMRI hospital fire in December 2011, that claimed lives of 92 people.

Reports say the possible cause of the fire was a short circuit in a window AC unit on the ground floor of the five-storey structure.

As many as 147 people, including patients, were trapped inside when the fire broke out at ESIC Kamgar Hospital at Marol in suburban Andheri.