New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said the death of children due to a fire in a hospital in Delhi is heart-rending and prayed for strength to the bereaved parents.

"I pray for the speedy recovery of other children injured in this incident," she said.

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At least seven newborns died due to a massive fire at a children's hospital in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar.

"The news of death of many children due to fire in a hospital in Vivek Vihar, Delhi is heart-rending. May God give strength to the bereaved parents and relatives to bear this shock. I pray for the speedy recovery of other children injured in this incident," the president said in a post on X in Hindi.

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