Senegal’s President, Macky Sall has confirmed said that 11 newborn babies died in a fire at the neonatal section of a regional hospital in the town of Tivaouane, east of the capital Dakar.
Sall said in a tweet without giving further details about the fire said the fire occurred in the neonatology department of the Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh hospital in Tivaouane, and expressed his deepest sympathy to their mothers and their families.
The mayor of Tivaouane, Demba Diop Sy, one of Senegal’s holy cities and a transport hub, said police and fire service were still at the hospital, but did not provide further details.
