Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns in Pakistan's capital

Officials say a fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner has killed 14 newborns in a hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital

One baby of the 15 who were in the nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences was rescued, the hospital said.

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

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.

A fire killed 14 newborns in a nursery at a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital early Wednesday, according to hospital officials and the government, which already has launched an investigation.

A fire erupted early Wednesday at a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government. The nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences housed at least 15 newborns

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

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

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.

The fire broke out on the third floor of Islamabad’s largest hospital.

Officials in Pakistan say a fire that erupted at a newborn nursery at a major government hospital in the capital Islamabad has killed 14 babies

Poor enforcement of building safety regulations in Pakistan has been blamed for the high death toll in fires.

A malfunction in an air conditioning unit is believed to have triggered the blaze at a government hospital in Islamabad.

‘No one can understand the pain’: Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital  CNN