The fire that broke out at Gorakhpur’s Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Hospital on 8 January is suspected to have destroyed several documents, including files relating to the case where over 20 children died at the facility due to an oxygen shortage in 2017.

Crucial documents were feared destroyed as a major fire, that broke out at 10 am, gutted the principal's office and an adjacent record room of the state-run hospital, the fire department said. The blaze caused extensive damage to property, but no loss of life was reported, officials added.