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Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say
Witnesses said the door to a maternity ward was locked at a Pakistani hospital on Wednesday, where a fire killed 14 babies. The fire started at dawn in an air-conditioning unit on the third floor of the ward in Islamabad. Parents described waiting hours for rescue workers to arrive as smoke filled the hospital building.
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- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera2026-08-27 · rssFury and grief as parents of Pakistan infant fire victims demand answers. Funerals have begun for the 14 babies who were killed in a fire at Islamabad’s Institute of Medical Sciences.
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera2026-08-26 · rssLocked inside: Grief and anger as Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborns. A nursery for critical infants — supposedly the safest place in Islamabad's PIMS hospital — turned into a deathtrap.
- BBC NewsAug 26, 2026 · rssAt least 14 babies die in Pakistan hospital fire. The fire broke out in an air conditioning unit at the mother and child unit in one of Islamabad's main hospitals.
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesAug 26, 2026 · rssFire at maternity ward in Islamabad hospital kills 14 infants. A dawn fire that erupted in the maternity ward of Islamabad's premier public hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), on Wednesday killed 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze. Witnesses described harrowing scenes and a slow response from emergency services and guards repo
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera2026-08-26 · rssAt least 14 babies killed in Pakistan hospital nursery fire. Only one infant rescued from the neonatal facility where the fire broke out, in Pakistan's capital.
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesAug 26, 2026 · rss'Black smoke' chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants. 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.
- BBC NewsAug 26, 2026 · rssDoor was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say. A hospital official told the BBC that the door to the ward was not locked, but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.