Islamabad, Pakistan, Aug 26, 2026 (AFP) - 'Black smoke' chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

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2026-08-26

A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday 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 (PIMS), the Islamabad district office said in a statement. The statement gave a death toll of 14, all of whom were infants, ac......

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