At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Wednesday, the prime minister said, with the health minister attributing the tragedy to a blast in the nursery ward.
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26.08.2026
Fire at maternity ward in Islamabad hospital kills 14 infants
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26.08.2026
At least 15 newborns killed in Pakistan hospital fire
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26.08.2026
At least 14 newborn babies die in Islamabad hospital fire
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25.08.2026
Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say
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26.08.2026
At least 14 newborn babies die in fire at Pakistan hospital’s maternity ward
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