At least 15 newborns killed in Pakistan hospital fire
By Al Jazeera Staff. Published On 26 Aug 202626 Aug 2026.
By Al Jazeera Staff. Published On 26 Aug 202626 Aug 2026.
Article outline
- What happened
- Official response
- The bottom line
Key points
- Geo News, citing hospital authorities, noted on Wednesday that the nursery at PIMS housed 16 newborns at the time of the incident.
- The outlet cited authorities as saying the fire kicked off after an air conditioner compressor exploded in the nursery.
- The blaze has been extinguished, and firefighters are carrying out cooling operations at the site, it continued.
Notably, a fire has broken out in the children's ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital in Islamabad, killing at least 15 newborns, according to local media.
Geo News, citing hospital authorities, noted on Wednesday that the nursery at PIMS housed 16 newborns at the time of the incident. Only one was rescued.
Meanwhile, the outlet cited authorities as saying the fire kicked off after an air conditioner compressor exploded in the nursery.
Notably, the blaze has been extinguished, and firefighters are carrying out cooling operations at the site, it continued.
In short, at least 15 newborns killed in Pakistan hospital fire is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.
