Hospital Fire in Pakistan Leaves at Least 15 Babies Dead
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 that broke out in a hospital in Islamabad, local television reported.
Fire at hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A fire erupted early Wednesday at a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government. The nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences housed at least 15 newborns when the fire broke out, hospital officials said. At least one baby was rescued. Rescue officials said the fire began at about 6:45 a.m., apparently after the compr…
Tragedy in a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, where a fire broke out inside the gynecology ward caused the death of 14 infants. At the time of the accident, according to...
At least 15 newborn babies died in a fire at a government hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Pakistani media reported. The fire was apparently caused by an air conditioning malfunction.
A tragic accident occurred Wednesday morning in the gynecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the country's largest government hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. A massive fire broke out in the newborn baby ward when an air conditioner compressor exploded.
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