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Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 children

A fire erupted in a maternity ward in Pakistan's capital this morning, killing 14 children, the Islamabad district office said.

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26 Aug 2026, 05:58 UTC
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RTÉ News
Country
Ireland
Source published
26 Aug 2026, 05:55 UTC
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Asia
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A fire erupted in a maternity ward in Pakistan's capital this morning, killing 14 children, the Islamabad district office said.
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    Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 children

    A fire erupted in a maternity ward in Pakistan's capital this morning, killing 14 children, the Islamabad district office said.

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • publisher category Asia rss-category
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#2651
Observed
26 Aug 2026, 05:58 UTC
HTTP result
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38,015 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
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metadata and excerpt