A devastating incident has occurred at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital in Islamabad, where a fire in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has reportedly taken the lives of at least 15 newborns. The blaze erupted on Wednesday, according to local media reports citing hospital officials, which also stated that only one infant was rescued from the burning ward. The fire is said to have been initiated by an explosion in a nursery air conditioner compressor. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames and are now performing cooling operations at the site. The tragic event has sent shockwaves through Pakistan's health community, with authorities launching an investigation into the cause of the fire and measures to prevent such incidents in the future.