The woman, identified as Sonamoni Giri, a resident of Mohanpur in East Midnapore's Egra area, was admitted to Midnapore Medical College for the second time during her pregnancy. Medical tests revealed that she was suffering from CMT disease, a hereditary neurological disorder

Hotel officials had claimed that the fire was caused by a short circuit. It started near the hotel's reception after an electrical component of the power supply system caught fire, they said. The exact cause of the blaze is yet to be established