Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Fire at Pakistan Hospital Kills at Least 15 Infants
A fire started in a hospital ward for mothers and newborn babies.
The hospital is in Islamabad, Pakistan.
News reports said the fire killed at least 15 newborn babies.
Sixteen newborns were reportedly in the ward when the fire began.
One baby was reported to have been rescued.
The fire started at about 7 a.m.
One report said a problem with the air-conditioning system may have caused it.
Firefighters put out the flames and continued cooling the area.
Officials had not immediately confirmed the reported number of deaths.
At least 15 newborns reportedly died in a fire at a major hospital in Islamabad.
The blaze broke out around 7 a.m. in the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
Geo TV reported that 16 newborns were in the ward and one was rescued.
Reuters, citing Geo TV, said a fault in the hospital’s air-conditioning systems triggered the fire.
Cooling operations continued after the flames were extinguished, while official casualty confirmation was not immediately available.
- Who
- At least 15 newborns were reportedly killed; one of 16 babies in the ward was reportedly rescued.
- What
- A fire broke out in the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
- When
- At around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the reports.
- Where
- The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Why
- Reuters, citing Geo TV, reported that a fault in the hospital’s air-conditioning systems triggered the blaze; officials had not immediately confirmed this.
- Reported deaths
- At least 15 newborns
- Hospital
- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
- Location
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Ward
- Gynaecology ward
- Reported time
- Around 7 a.m.
- Newborns in ward
- 16, according to Geo TV
- Reported survivors
- One newborn was rescued
- Official confirmation
- No immediate official confirmation of the casualties was reported