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Greta Ruffino

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

A fire at a hospital's maternity ward in a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital killed at least 14 newborn babies early on Wednesday, according to hospital officials and the government.

The fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, according to the district administration.

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