Breaking: At least 14 babies killed in Pakistan hospital fire

A fire has erupted at a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government.The nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences housed at least 15 newborns when the fire broke out early on Wednesday, hospital officials said. At least one baby was rescued.Rescue officials said the fire began about 6:45am, apparently after the compressor of an air-conditioning unit exploded inside the nursery, which is part of the hospital's gynaecology ward.An ambulance waits outside the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital. (Reuters: Akhtar Soomro)Firefighters quickly responded and extinguished the blaze, and rescue teams were carrying out cooling operations at the site, local media reported.Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to conduct an immediate investigation.The incident is among the deadliest hospital fires in recent years in the country, where government healthcare is subsidised but facilities are under-resourced and overburdened while watchdogs have frequently criticised state-run facilities as mismanaged.Reuters/AP