# Pakistan hospital fire probe finds serious safety, emergency failures

https://mins.news/en/video/41611

- CNA, 2026-09-02 07:40 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ3V2TPzI0A

> An interim government inquiry into the Aug. 26 fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences found major gaps in fire safety and emergency readiness. The neonatal nursery, where 14 infants died, had no fire alarm or sprinkler system and lacked an approved, rehearsed evacuation procedure.

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