Pakistan Hospital Where 14 Babies Died in Blaze Lacked Fire Alarms, Sprinkler System: Report
The report said missing alarms, sprinklers and blocked exits turned an electrical spark into a catastrophe, and eight officials were suspended.
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cedarnews.netNo fire alarms or sprinklers and blocked escape routes. The hospital in the Pakistani city of Islamabad where fourteen babies died in a major fire last month did not have even the most basic fire safety measures in order. This is revealed in a government report on the fire seen by the BBC. The fire broke out in late August in the maternity ward of the Pakistan Institute for Medical Sciences, the largest hospital in the Pakistani capital. A fir…
An investigation has revealed serious fire safety deficiencies at a Pakistani hospital where 14 infants died in flames in August.
Pakistan hospital where 14 babies died in blaze lacked fire alarms, sprinkler system: Report
Digital Desk | Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) The neonatal unit in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, where 14 babies died in the blaze in August, had no fire alarms and sprinkler system, a report claimed, citing an official inquiry. One firefighter who wanted to remain anonymous said that other rescue workers told him that entering PIMS was "extremely difficult." The firefighter said that the doors towards the ward were loc…
14 infants were killed in a fire in a hospital in Islamabad. The trigger was a defective air conditioning system. Investigations revealed that there were no smoke detectors.
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