{
  "id": 7983121,
  "title": "PIMS fire inquiry finds no functional fire alarm or sprinkler system after 14 newborn deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pims-fire-inquiry-finds-no-functional-fire-alarm-or-sprinkler-system",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:21:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pims-fire-inquiry-finds-no-functional-fire-alarm-or-sprinkler-system-after-14-newborn-deaths-1.500677765"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}