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More than a dozen newborn babies have died in a fire at a maternity ward in Islamabad.
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Munir Ahmed

‘Irreparable loss’: Horror fire in hospital kills 14 infants

The fire erupted in a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital after an air-conditioning unit compressor exploded.

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