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PIMS fire inquiry finds no functional fire alarm or sprinkler system after 14 newborn deaths

An inquiry into the fire that killed 14 newborns at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has identified an electrical fault as the most probable cause while pointing to wider failures in fire safety, emergency preparedness and hospital management. The 43-page inquiry report, available with Dawn, found that the nursery lacked a functioning automatic smoke detection and alarm system as…

PIMS fire inquiry finds no functional fire alarm or sprinkler system after 14 newborn deaths

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