Summary At least 4 newborn dead in PIMS hospital fire
ISLAMABAD – At least 14 newborn died after a fire breakout at a section of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Wednesday.
The fire broke out on the third floor of the Maternal and Child Health Ward early in the morning, reportedly due to a suspected short circuit.
The district administration has confirmed the causalities in the fire incident.
In a post on X, Islamabad Chief Commissioner Sohail Ashraf Goraya confirmed the fire incident saying the officials received the emergency call at 6:54 am.
“Rescue teams, AC Industrial area, police and myself immediately reached at site and controlled the fire. We shall keep you updated regarding casualty or any other news,” he wrote.
Emergency
— Sohail (@SohailAshrafGor) August 26, 2026
Fire Call
PIMS Hospital (MCH)
Call Time 0654
Rescue teams, AC Industrial area, police and myself immediately reached at site and controlled the fire. We shall keep you updated regarding casualty or any other news @CDAthecapital.
Later, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Ali Nasir Rizvi also reached the spot to review the rescue and relief efforts.
Professor Imran Sikandar, an official of the hospital, said it is yet to determine how the fire started in the ward.
An investigation committee has been formed and it will be headed by an additional deputy commissioner general. The committee will determine the cause of the fire.
This is a developing story…
