Fire at hospital nursery in Pakistan kills 14 newborns
A fire in a Islamabad hospital nursery killed 14 newborns after an air-conditioning compressor exploded.
A fire broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in the capital after an air-conditioning unit's compressor exploded. Fourteen newborns died in the nursery, while one baby of the 15 present was rescued by staff.
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Fire at hospital nursery in Pakistan kills 14 newborns
The blaze erupted after the compressor of an air-conditioning unit exploded.
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Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns in Pakistan's capital
One baby of the 15 who were in the nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences was rescued, the hospital said.