Mueren al menos 15 recién nacidos en un incendio en un hospital en Pakistán
El fuego se ha ocasionado por la explosión de un compresor del sistema de aire acondicionado, según medios locales
At least fifteen newborn babies died on Wednesday after a fire broke out at the Institute of Medical Sciences Pakistan (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad, local media reported. Initial hypotheses suggest that the fire may have been caused by the explosion of a compressor in the air conditioning system. The explosion occurred around seven in the morning (local time, 4.00 PM in Spain) on the third floor of the public medical center, in the women and children's health wing.
According to the GEO channel, there were sixteen newborns in this department of the clinic. This is one of the most severe fires recorded in a hospital in recent years in a country where healthcare is state-funded, but facilities are often overcrowded, inadequately equipped, and poorly maintained. The country's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has directed authorities to launch an immediate investigation to determine the cause of the fire, his office reported.
"Those responsible must be identified, and strict measures will be taken," the chief of government's office stated in a statement. The PIMS hospital, located in the heart of the Pakistani capital, is one of the largest public centers in the city and briefly admitted the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, last week.
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