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Fire kills 14 newborns at major hospital in Pakistan, officials say

Poor enforcement of building safety regulations in Pakistan has been blamed for the high death toll in fires.

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00:03Fourteen newborns were killed in a fire at a major hospital in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday.
00:09The fire broke out at around 6.45 a.m. on the third floor of the Mother and Child Health
00:15Ward at the Public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
00:19The fire was apparently caused by the explosion of an air conditioning unit compressor inside the nursery.
00:25Police said the disease was severely burned, making DNA testing necessary to confirm their identity before releasing the bodies to
00:34the families.
01:06Pakistanis Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif expressed sorrow and ordered an investigation.
01:12Pakistanis Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif
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