At least 15 infants killed in fire at PIMS hospital in Islamabad, local TV reports

Not less than 15 infants have been killed on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) after a hearth broke out in a gynaecology ward of a significant hospital in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.

The hearth incident occurred on the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the most important and well-equipped public hospital within the capital.

Geo Information reported that 15 infants died within the inferno. Nonetheless, there was no official affirmation of the casualties.

A employee removes damaged items of a glass window after a hearth broke out on the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 26, 2026.
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There have been 16 newborns on the hospital’s gynaecology ‌ward when the hearth ​broke out, one in every of whom ⁠was rescued, in keeping with ⁠Geo. Later, PIMS Spokesperson Dr Aneeza Jalil informed the Daybreak newspaper that 15 infants have been within the ward the place the hearth occurred.

“A few of the infants might have been discharged through the night time so the precise quantity [of casualties] can’t be shared proper now,” she stated.

Requested about the reason for the incident, she stated the hearth appeared to have erupted because of a brief circuit, including that the hearth erupted at round 7 a.m. She stated that the flames had been extinguished however the cooling course of would take a while.

With inputs from Reuters, PTI