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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In the Pakistani capital Islamabad a fire broke out early in the morning in a hospital. 15 infants died in the flames.
In the case of a fire in a hospital, at least 14 newborns died in the Pakistani capital. First of all, a defect in an air conditioner could be the cause of the fire.
15 newborn babies are killed in a fire in a maternity ward in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants
The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the Islamabad district office said in a statement. The statement gave a death toll of 14, who according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif were all infants. Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed "deep grief and sorrow over the deaths of 14 infants" in separate statements. "Such a situation involving c…
The fire broke out around 3:00 AM (Dutch time) at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), a state hospital in Islamabad. The fire reportedly started due to a problem in the air conditioning system.
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