Tivaouane: On May 26, it was reported that eleven babies were burnt to death in a fire that erupted in the hospital. Tivaouane Mayor Diop Sy said that a short-circuit had caused the fire late on Wednesday and it had spread in less than five minutes. He said two nurses escaped but could not save the babies in their incubators. President Macky Sall declared three days of national mourning.

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