A fire broke out in the Mother and Child Health ward at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad on August 26, killing at least 14 newborns. Officials attributed the blaze to a fault in an air conditioning unit on the third floor of the nursery.
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At least 14 babies have died at a hospital nursery in Pakistan, officials say.
At least 14 infants killed in Islamabad hospital fire, local TV reports Reuters
At least 14 infants have been killed after a fire broke out at a state-run hospital in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad, triggered by a fault in air conditioning systems, according to local broadcaster Geo TV.
A fire at a nursery in a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital killed at least 14 newborns, hospital officials and the government said.
A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday killing 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze.
The fire was reportedly caused by a fault in air conditioning systems.
Health minister suggests deadly blaze was caused by an air conditioner
The fire broke out in an air conditioning unit at the mother and child unit in one of Islamabad's main hospitals.
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 incident is among the deadliest hospital fires in recent years in the country, where government healthcare is subsidised but facilities are under-resourced and overburdened.