# Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborn babies in Islamabad

https://mins.news/en/video/32794

- BBC News, 2026-08-26 08:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFiq0kdvsyc

> At least 14 newborn babies died after a fire broke out in the maternity ward of PIMS hospital in Islamabad. A spokesperson said the blaze began in an air-conditioning unit at the mother and child department and spread quickly after igniting oxygen connections. One of the 15 babies in the ward was rescued.

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