A tragic fire occurred at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Adilabad, Telangana, resulting in the deaths of two infants. The incident took place within the hospital's Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU). According to reports, the fire was triggered by an explosion involving an air conditioning unit located inside the ward.

Emergency protocols were initiated following the blast, but the fire spread within the specialized unit, leading to the fatalities. Local authorities and hospital administration have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the equipment failure and to assess the safety standards of the facility's electrical and cooling systems. While the immediate cause has been identified as the AC blast, officials are working to confirm if there were any underlying maintenance issues that contributed to the malfunction. The hospital has not yet released a formal statement regarding the specific condition of the other infants who were present in the ward at the time of the fire, nor have they provided details on the evacuation process.