A deadly fire broke out on Wednesday morning, August 26, 2026, in the neonatal ward of the Mother and Child Hospital at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, killing 14 newborn babies.
Pakistan's Health Minister stated that the fire started after an air conditioning unit exploded in the pediatric intensive care unit, with oxygen present in the ward intensifying the blaze.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered an immediate investigation, and Islamabad's local administration formed a fact-finding committee to submit a full report within 24 hours.
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