Fatal Fire at PIMS Hospital Nursery Kills 14 Infants
A devastating fire at the gynecology and nursery ward of Pakistan’s PIMS hospital has killed 14 infants, prompting an investigation into safety failures. Authorities and families are seeking answers regarding the cause of the blaze and emergency response protocols.
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Situationer: Unanswered questions linger hours after PIMS fire tragedy
At around 4:30 pm, almost 10 hours after the fire that killed 14 infants, the entrance to the gynaecology ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (Pims) remained crowded. Eyewitnesses and relatives of victims had been hushed away hours ago, and the families left when the bodies were handed over. But there was an army of reporters and a line of cameramen set up in a neat row, waiting to see if anyone would show up. Everyone felt there was more to the story. The Mother Children Hospit...
By [email protected] (Farhan Afsar)
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A worker removes broken pieces of a glass window after a fire broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Islamabad, August 26, 2026. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: Fourteen infants died after a fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of the Pakistan...
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