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The PIMS Fire and the Failures Behind It: What the Inquiry Report Says
The report cites fire-safety and evacuation lapses and recommends suspensions for eight officials after 14 newborns died.
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the interim inquiry report regarding the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences fire that killed 14 newborns, detailing institutional failures before the flames took hold.
- Institutional neglect exacerbated the tragedy, as PIMS had not implemented corrective measures after a July 6 fire at its Female Nursing Hostel, leaving the safety-failure process unfinished before the second fire.
- "The Nursery environment deteriorated catastrophically within approximately two minutes," the committee observed, while PIMS lacked rehearsed evacuation procedures and firefighters were forced to open locked emergency exits.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the immediate suspension of eight officials, including PIMS Executive Director Prof Dr Imran Sikandar and Neonatology head Prof Dr Sadia Riaz, directing criminal proceedings.
- The committee recommended immediate fire and electrical audits across PIMS, establishing a command structure alerting Rescue 1122, with every deficiency requiring time-bound compliance and independent verification.
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The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif, ordered the arrest of eight officials and their referral to the investigation after a horrific fire in the maternity ward of a hospital in the capital city of Islamabad, which resulted in the death of 14 infants in the midst of charges of negligence and poor safety.
Axe falls on PIMS high-ups over deaths of 14 newborns in fire
PM Shehbaz Sharif approves suspension of eight top officials Approves conferment of Sitara-i-Khidmat on a nurse who rescued newborn babies during fire Inquiry finds serious safety failures, recommends criminal action against senior officials Blaze engulfed neonatal ward within two minutes First emergency response arrived.
·Lahore, Pakistan
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