A video emerged on social media showing welding work inside the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) nursery in Karachi, with 80 to 120 newborn babies present, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.
The incident occurred weeks after a deadly fire at the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) claimed the lives of 15 infants on August 26, with 14 dying during the incident and one later.
The video shows newborns lying on beds inside the NICH nursery as welding work is being conducted nearby.
According to sources, the newborn babies were present in the nursery with most of the newborns reportedly dependent on oxygen.
The sources said repair work was being carried out in the emergency department's nursery to create an emergency exit route.
Later, the hospital’s administration said that unavoidable maintenance work was underway and all precautionary measures were adopted before the start of welding work.
Reporter: Ibrahim Rind