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  "id": 3481207,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/26/asia-pacific/pakistan-maternity-ward-fire/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The dawn fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health Ward at the capital's premier public hospital, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Pakistan hospital fire kills at least 14 babies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/pakistan-hospital-fire-kills-at-least-14-babies",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:53:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Hospital nursery fire kills 14 newborns in Pakistan’s capital while 1 baby is rescued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hospital-nursery-fire-kills-14-newborns-in-pakistans-capital-while-1",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:57:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}