8月26日周三清晨，巴基斯坦首都伊斯兰堡的巴基斯坦医学科学研究所（PIMS医院）新生儿育婴室发生火灾13。此次火灾造成至少14名新生儿死亡134，另有报道指出至少15名婴儿丧生2。事发时病房内至少有15名新生儿14，也有来源称有16名新生儿23。火灾中至少有1名婴儿获救1234，其中1名被医生救出4。伊斯兰堡首席专员Sohail Ashraf表示，紧急电话在早上7点前拨打4。
火灾疑因育婴室内的空调压缩机爆炸引发1，或托儿所内一台空调机组爆炸3，另有来源指疑为空调机组故障2。卫生部长Mustafa Kamal暗示火灾可能由空调引起，但原因仍在调查中4。Kamal指出，火灾发生时许多婴儿正在保温箱内或吸氧，氧气罐加剧了火势4。
巴基斯坦总理谢赫巴兹·谢里夫已下令立即展开调查1234，并严惩责任人24。谢里夫表示：“涉及儿童的悲剧是不可挽回的损失。”1 他同时强调，应查明责任人并采取最严厉行动2。此外，巴基斯坦总统阿西夫·阿里·扎尔达里向遇难婴儿家属表示哀悼4。
A fire broke out in the newborn nursery of the maternity ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), a government hospital and the largest public hospital in Islamabad, early Wednesday morning 14. The blaze occurred on the third floor of the Maternity and Child Health (MCH) ward at approximately 6:45 a.m. local time (0145 UTC) on August 26 23. Islamabad Chief Commissioner Sohail Ashraf stated that emergency calls regarding the incident were made before 7:00 a.m. 4.
Casualty figures and the exact number of infants in the ward vary among reports. At least 14 newborns died in the fire, according to multiple reports 134, while another source stated that at least 15 infants were killed 2. Regarding the total number of babies in the nursery, some accounts indicated there were at least 15 infants present 14, while others reported that 16 newborns were in the ward at the time 23. Despite the high death toll, at least one baby was successfully rescued by doctors 1234.
The fire is suspected to have been triggered by an explosion or malfunction of an air conditioning unit in the nursery 123. Health Minister Mustafa Kamal suggested that the air conditioner might have caused the blaze, though the official cause remains under investigation 4. Kamal also noted that the fire was exacerbated by oxygen cylinders, as many of the infants were in incubators or receiving oxygen therapy 4.
In response to the tragedy, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered an immediate investigation and demanded strict action against those responsible 24. Expressing his grief, Sharif stated, "A tragedy involving children is an irreparable loss" 1. He further demanded that the responsible individuals be identified and face the strictest action 2. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari extended his condolences to the families of the deceased infants 4.
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