Institutional Failure on a Human Scale: The Maternity Ward Fire in Islamabad The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) is one of the country's premier public hospitals.
On August 26th, it failed catastrophically, succumbing to systemic and institutional failures that led to the tragic loss of 14 infants in a devastating fire at its Mother and Child Health Ward.
The official inquiry report reveals that the probable cause of the blaze was a faulty air conditioning unit, symptomatic of deeper issues.