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'Black smoke' chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

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A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday killing 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze.

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Fire at maternity ward in Islamabad hospital kills 14 infants

A dawn fire that erupted in the maternity ward of Islamabad's premier public hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), on Wednesday killed 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24