Pakistan hospital fire: 8 officials suspended as probe reveals failures behind 14 newborn deaths
8 officials suspended over fire that killed 14 newborn
Eight senior officials have been suspended and face criminal proceedings in Pakistan following an investigation into a devastating fire that killed 14 newborn babies at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad. The fire, which broke out in the neonatal ward of the hospital, lacked a fire alarm, sprinkler system, and proper emergency procedures.
Only one of the 15 newborns in the ward survived. The hospital had 13 standard operating procedures, but only two of them referred to fires or emergencies. The tragedy has led to widespread anger and demands for accountability from families and civil society groups.
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