Fire at hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
- 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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15 newborns died in a fire in a maternity ward. One of the children could be saved.
15 infants killed in fire at Pakistan hospital
Islamabad, Aug 26: At least 15 infants were killed on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a gynaecology ward of a major hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The fire incident occurred at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the largest and well-equipped public hospital in the capital. Geo News reported that 15 babies died in the inferno. However, there was no official confirmation of the casualties. PIMS Spokesperson Dr Aneeza…
This is the deadliest fire to break out in a Pakistani hospital in recent years - The country's prime minister has called for those responsible to be found immediately.
The chief commissioner of the local administration, Sohail Ashraf, wrote on X that rescue teams, the police and himself "were immediately on the spot and controlled the fire".
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