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*BREAKING* At least 14 babies killed as fire burns through Islamabad hospital https://bit.ly/4qIMSk0

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*BREAKING* At least 14 babies killed as fire burns through Islamabad hospital https://bit.ly/4qIMSk0

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At least 14 newborn babies killed after fire breaks out in Pakistan hospital​

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• At least 14 newborns have died after a fire broke out at a hospital's maternity ward in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad
• The fire broke out in an air-conditioning unit at the mother and child unit in PIMS hospital, and was quickly ignited by oxygen connections, a spokesperson told BBC Urdu
• One newborn has been rescued of the 15 babies who were in the ward at the time, a hospital spokesperson confirms to the BBC
• Families have gathered outside the hospital - many in tears, says our correspondent who is on the scene, with one man telling the BBC that his three-day-old baby had died
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expresses "deep sorrow" and orders an immediate inquiry. A committee has been formed to produce a report within 24 hours

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Hospital authorities were able to rescue one child, the sources said. The blaze has also left some babies in critical condition and the death toll could rise, they added. https://cnn.it/3UmNwr4

 

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BREAKING: Casualties were feared after a fire broke out at the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) early on Wednesday.

Pims Spokesperson Dr Aneeza Jalil told Dawn that 15 babies were in the ward.

“Some of the babies may have been discharged during the night so the exact number [of casualties] can not be shared right now,” she said. Asked about the cause of the incident, she said that the fire appeared to have erupted due to a short circuit.

She said the the fire erupted at around 7am, adding that the flames had been extinguished but the cooling process would take some time.

Read more: https://www.dawn.com/news/2025385/c...re-breaks-out-at-pims-gynae-ward-in-islamabad

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