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At Least 15 Infants Killed in Islamabad Hospital Fire, Local TV Reports
Local broadcaster Geo TV said an air-conditioning fault triggered the blaze and only one of 16 newborns was rescued.
- On Wednesday, a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Islamabad killed at least 14 infants in the gynaecology ward, local broadcaster GeoTV reported.
- An air-conditioner compressor exploded inside the nursery, triggering the blaze at the facility situated in the federal capital, Pakistan, according to rescue sources.
- The nursery housed 16 newborns when the fire broke out, Geo reported; hospital officials stated only one infant was rescued from the scene.
- Emergency teams extinguished the fire and carried out "cooling operations" at the site, rescue officials told the outlet. Several children are reportedly injured, though hospital authorities have not commented on casualties.
- The Times reported the blaze started around 7:00 am on Wednesday. Earlier, emergency response teams rushed to the hospital to bring the fire under control and evacuate patients.
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At least 15 babies died in a fire in a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, on Wednesday (26). According to Geo TV, a local broadcaster, the fire was triggered by a failure in air conditioning systems. The fire, which started at the hospital of Pakistan's Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), started around 7 a.m. (23 a.m. on Tuesday, in Brasília's time), said the broadcaster, adding that "cooling operations" were ongoing. There were 16 ne…
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left7Leaning Right7Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
37% Right
L 37%
C 26%
R 37%
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