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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Fourteen babies died in a fire that broke out Wednesday in the maternity ward of a hospital in the Pakistani capital, authorities said, which attributed the fire to a defective air conditioning.
At the time of the fire, there were 15 newborns, one of whom was rescued.
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At least 14 infants killed in Islamabad hospital fire
At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Wednesday, the prime minister said, with the health minister attributing the tragedy to a blast in the nursery ward. The blaze started around 7 a.m. at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, on the third floor of […]
A fire that declared itself on Wednesday in the maternity ward of a hospital in Islamabad cost the lives of 14 infants, said the Pakistani authorities, who attributed the disaster to a defective air conditioner.
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