In 2024, a fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Jhansi Northern Medical College, killing at least 10 newborns. In 2021, a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of Vijay Vallabh Hospital in the western city of Virar, killing 13 patients receiving treatment for COVID-19. In 2021, another fire broke out in a neonatal care unit in Bhandara district of western Maharashtra, killing 10 infants.
