At least 82 die in fire in Iraq hospital treating COVID-19 patients
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A fire at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday killed at least 82 people in an explosion of oxygen tanks to treat COVID-19 patients. Photo by Murtaja Lateef/EPA-EFE
April 25 (UPI) At least 82 people died and another 110 were injured in a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, treating COVID-19 patients, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.
The fire started Saturday night on the second floor of the three-story Ibn al-Khatib Hospital where coronavirus patients were on ventilators and difficult to be moved, The Wall Street Journal reported. The blaze was caused by exploding oxygen tanks, two health officials told CNN.
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Iraqis in the holy shrine city of Najaf on Sunday mourn relatives killed during a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients. Image: Ali Najafi/AFP via Getty Images
A massive fire at a Baghdad hospital dedicated to COVID-19 patients has left at least 82 people dead and dozens injured. Amid calls for action by international organizations, Iraq s prime minister ordered an investigation.
Early reports say the blaze Saturday at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in the Iraqi capital was set off by an exploding oxygen cylinder. The flames raged through the facility where patients were being treated for the coronavirus.
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