Black smoke chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

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

Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published August 26, 2026 7:27am Updated August 26, 2026 7:29am Police officers outside the intensive care unit at the PIMS hospital in Islamabad (Picture: Reuters) More than a dozen newborn babies have died after a fire broke out inside a maternity ward in a Pakistan hospital. The fire i

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

A fire has erupted at a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government.