Criminal charges sought after Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborns

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed that criminal proceedings be initiated against those found responsible for a fire that killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital, his office said.

8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns  CNN

Interim inquiry finds lack of fire safety protocols at Islamabad hospital, prompting suspensions and criminal probe.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed that criminal proceedings be initiated against those found responsible for a fire that killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital, his office said.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and criminal proceedings after a fire killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and criminal proceedings after a fire killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital

The blaze broke out on Wednesday at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.

Pakistani investigators visiting hospital nursery where fire killed 14 newborns  Toronto Star

As funerals get underway for babies killed in a Pakistan hospital blaze on Wednesday, a witness says exits at the facility were "closed".

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.

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Video shows grieving families at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences after a nursery fire killed 14 infants when an AC unit compressor exploded.

At least 14 newborn babies have died in a fire on a hospital ward in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.

Devasted parents gathered outside a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday after a fire tore through a mother-and-baby ward, killing at least 14 newborns. Witnesses described chaotic and harrowing scenes, including intense smoke and broken glass, while local media blamed the tragedy on a faulty air conditioning

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner killed 14 newborns in a hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital on Wednesday, officials said. One baby of the 15 who were in the nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences was rescued, the hospital said. Television footage showed rescue workers

Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns in Pakistan’s capital  AP News

More than a dozen newborn babies were killed after fire swept through the maternity department of one of the largest public hospitals in Islamabad.

A probe has been launched into the blaze at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.

Authorities in Islamabad, Pakistan, say a fire caused by an air-conditioning unit exploding in a major hospital nursery ward killed 14 newborns.

Newborn babies killed in Pakistan hospital fire  The Times

A fire at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, killed 14 newborns, according to a hospital doctor.

The nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences housed at least 15 newborns when the fire broke out, hospital officials said.

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