‘I could not save the rest’: Hero nurse remembers Pakistan’s nursery fire
Staff nurse Razia Noreen recounts the harrowing experience of a fire that erupted in the nursery ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. While preparing morning injections, Noreen witnessed a sharp, red light and immediately rushed into the nursery.
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Razia Noreen stated she was heartbroken she could not save the other babies due to the rapid spread of the fire.
Noreen expressed that she cannot sleep due to the memories of the babies she could not save.
The fire started at 6:38am on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif awarded Nurse Razia Noreen for her courage.
A Pakistani nurse will receive a prestigious civil award for saving a newborn from a hospital fire.
A hospital nursery fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences killed 14 infants.
The fire occurred at the Mother and Child Health ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.
A Pakistani nurse will be honored with a prestigious civil award for saving a newborn from a hospital fire.
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