Fire in Islamabad maternity ward kills 14 newborns, investigations ordered
TL;DR
A fire in the maternity ward of Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, likely caused by a short circuit in the nursery’s air‑conditioning unit, killed 14 newborns, with conflicting rescue accounts and reports that exits may have been restricted; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered investigations and suspended the federal health secretary, as two inquiry panels probe the tragedy.
- Locked inside: Grief and anger as Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborns Al Jazeera
- Pakistan PIMS hospital fire: Witnesses say rescue was delayed as Islamabad blaze killed 14 babies BBC
- 14 Newborns Die in Hospital Fire in Pakistan’s Capital The New York Times
- ‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital CNN
- At least 15 infants are killed in Islamabad hospital fire, local media reports NBC News
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