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Fire kills 14 newborns at major hospital in Pakistan, officials say

Poor enforcement of building safety regulations in Pakistan has been blamed for the high death toll in fires.

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00:0314 newborns were killed in a fire at a major hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on
00:09Wednesday. The fire broke out at around 6.45 a.m. on the third floor of the mother and child
00:15health
00:15ward at the public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. The fire was apparently caused by the
00:21explosion of an air conditioning unit compressor inside the nursery. Police said the deceased were
00:28severely burned between genetic testing necessary to confirm their identity before releasing the
00:33bodies to the families.
01:06Pakistan Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif expressed sorrow and ordered the investigation.
01:12Pakistan Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif

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