A fire at a hospital in Pakistan kills 14 babies, prompting investigations and competing accounts about the ward exits, according to multiple reports. Witnesses and some descriptions of events suggest doors or exits were not accessible during the blaze.
ABC Australia cites a witness saying exits at the facility were “closed.” The BBC reports that a hospital official tells it the door to the ward is not locked, but is instead staffed by security guards to protect the babies. The differing claims center on whether access was physically blocked by locking versus controlled by staff during an emergency.
As families begin funerals following the incident, officials and investigators continue to examine how the fire started and how the hospital’s safety and evacuation procedures operated at the time. The dispute over the ward door’s status is part of broader questions about emergency preparedness and accountability in hospital settings.
