# At least 14 newborns die in Pakistan hospital fire

https://mins.news/en/item/33022

- BBC News, 2026-08-26 10:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk3dxj6zneo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> At least 14 newborn babies died after a fire broke out in the mother and child unit at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Islamabad. A hospital spokesman said an air-conditioning unit caught fire while 15 babies were in the ward; one was rescued. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif suspended a senior health official and ordered an investigation.

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