At least 14 infants killed in Islamabad hospital fire, local TV reports


ISLAMABAD, ⁠Aug 26 (Reuters) - ⁠At least ‌14 infants were killed when ​a fire ⁠broke ⁠out at PIMS ⁠hospital in ‌Pakistan's ⁠capital city Islamabad, ​triggered ‌by a ⁠fault ​in air conditioning ⁠systems, local broadcaster ​Geo TV reported on ⁠Wednesday.

(Reporting by Rick Noack and ​Akhtar ⁠Soomro, Writing ​by Hritam ‌Mukherjee; Editing ​by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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