{
  "id": 3463976,
  "title": "Black smoke chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/black-smoke-chokes-pakistan-maternity-ward-as-hospital-fire-kills-14-3463976",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:28:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/black-smoke-chokes-pakistan-maternity-ward-as-hospital-fire-kills-14-infants/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A fire at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, has killed 14 infants in a maternity ward. The fire occurred on the third floor of the hospital's Mother and Child Health Ward.\n\nAccording to Punch Nigeria, the fire was caused by a faulty air conditioner. Witnesses described the scene as chaotic.\n\nThe authorities, including Pakistan's prime minister, have ordered an investigation into the incident. The cause of the blaze is yet to be determined, according to Channel News Asia.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "14 babies die in Pakistan hospital blaze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/14-babies-die-in-pakistan-hospital-blaze",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:42:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Fourteen infants killed in tragic fire at Pakistan hospital maternity ward",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/fourteen-infants-killed-in-tragic-fire-at-pakistan-hospital-maternity",
        "published": "2026-08-26T06:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Black smoke chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/black-smoke-chokes-pakistan-maternity-ward-as-hospital-fire-kills-14",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:26:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "‘Black smoke’ chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/black-smoke-chokes-pakistan-maternity-ward-as-hospital-fire-kills-14-3481207",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:47:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}