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  "id": 3501645,
  "title": "Pakistan: At least 14 newborns die in hospital fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/pakistan-at-least-14-newborns-die-in-hospital-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:26:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260826-pakistan-at-least-14-newborns-die-in-hospital-fire"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Devasted parents gathered outside a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday after a fire tore through a mother-and-baby ward, killing at least 14 newborns. Witnesses described chaotic and harrowing scenes, including intense smoke and broken glass, while local media blamed the tragedy on a faulty air conditioning system.",
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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"
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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"
      },
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "At least 14 babies die in Pakistan hospital fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/at-least-14-babies-die-in-pakistan-hospital-fire",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:26:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/door-was-locked-at-pakistan-hospital-where-fire-killed-14-babies",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:55:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "14 newborn babies killed in hospital fire in Pakistan’s capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/14-newborn-babies-killed-in-hospital-fire-in-pakistans-capital",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:24:36.000Z"
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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."
}