'Black Smoke' Chokes Pakistan Maternity Ward As Hospital Fire Kills 14 Infants

Pakistan Hospital Fire: Witnesses described chaotic and harrowing scenes, including intense smoke and broken glass, a slow response from emergency services and guards reportedly preventing people from leaving the building.

A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad yesterday killing 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air-conditioner for the blaze.The dawn fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the capital’s premier public hospital Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences,

Islamabad, Pakistan —  At least 14 newborn babies died Wednesday morning in one of Pakistan’s deadliest hospital fires in recent decades. The fire broke out inside the maternity ward at the government-run Pakistan Institute for Medical Sciences (PIMS), the largest hospital in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, around seven

The dawn fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the capital's premier public hospital, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.

A devastating hospital fire in Islamabad, Pakistan, caused by a faulty air conditioner, has killed 14 infants in a maternity ward. Witnesses describe chaot

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.

Authorities at biggest state hospital in Islamabad say 15 babies were in the ward when fire broke out At least 14 newborn babies have died in a fire that broke out in the maternity ward at one of Pakistan’s most prominent state hospitals. The blaze began in the early hours of Wednesday and engulfed the ward at Pakistan

A fire erupted in a hospital’s maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday, 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 (PIMS), the Islamab

Fire tears through maternity ward killing 14 newborn babies in Pakistan Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published August 26, 2026 7:27am Updated August 26, 2026 2:19pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video More than a dozen newborn babies have died

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

At least 14 infants were killed when a fire broke out at PIMS hospital in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad.

At least 15 newborns killed after fire rips through maternity ward in Pakistan  GB News

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