Fire kills 82 at Covid-19 hospital in Iraq
About 110 people were also injured in blaze that broke out in a Baghdad hospital after an oxygen cylinder exploded
25 April 2021 - 23:52
Baghdad — A fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a Covid-19 hospital in Baghdad took at least 82 lives and forced some people to leap through windows out of the burning building, witnesses and authorities said on Sunday.
As rescuers combed the smoke-charred building, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi blamed negligence and suspended his health minister Hassan al-Tamimi pending an inquiry into Saturday's blaze at the Ibn Khatib hospital...
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