15 Infants Charred To Death After AC Compressor Blast At Pakistan Hospital

The fire started after an air conditioner compressor exploded inside the nursery at the hospital on Wednesday morning.

ISLAMABAD: A fire erupted in a hospital's maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday (Aug 26), killing 14 infants, Pakistani authorities said, with the prime minister calling for an investigation.The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

A fire erupted in a maternity ward in Pakistan's capital this morning, killing 14 children, the Islamabad district office said.

The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, the district office said in a statement

A fire broke out in the third floor of a maternity ward in Islamabad. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for an immediate investigation into the tragedy.