# At least 14 infants killed in Islamabad hospital fire

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- France 24 English, 2026-08-26 11:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARhAY8WgNWc

> At least 14 infants died in a fire at a state-run hospital in Islamabad on Wednesday, Pakistan’s prime minister said. The health minister blamed the tragedy on a blast in the nursery ward. The fire is among the country’s deadliest hospital incidents in recent years, amid criticism that public facilities are under-resourced, overburdened and mismanaged.

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