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15 newborns die in Pakistan hospital fire triggered by air-con fault

At least 15 newborns died in a hospital fire at Pakistan's Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, triggered by an air conditioning fault. The blaze started around 7am on the third floor of the mother and child health ward.

SCMP News 26/8/2026, 11:31:35 am IST AI summary

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