BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 9. The government of the country has instructed to investigate the incident that occurred this evening at the Republican Perinatal Center, to identify and strictly prosecute those responsible, said Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Anar Alakbarov, TurkicWorld reports.

Alakbarov noted that the investigation of the incident was taken under the control of President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.

A fire broke out at the Republican Perinatal Center in Baku on the night of January 8. Bodies of four children treated in the intensive care unit for newborns of the Center were found.