# At least 15 infants killed in Islamabad hospital fire in Pakistan

https://mins.news/en/video/33489

- Global News, 2026-08-26 18:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4EirH-Zrxk

> At least 15 infants died after a fire broke out Wednesday in the mother and child health ward at the state-run Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, Geo TV reported. The broadcaster said an air-conditioning system fault triggered the blaze. One of 16 newborns in the ward was rescued.

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