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Iraqi health officials say 50 die in coronavirus ward fire Poll Yes BAGHDAD (AP) – A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more, Iraqi medical officials said late Monday. The officials said all those who died suffered severe burns during the blaze at al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of Nasiryah. At least 50 people were killed and others were in critical condition, they said. The officials said the fire was cau...

Iraq: At least 50 killed, dozens injured in COVID-19 hospital fire in southern city of Nasiriyah Firstpost 13 hours ago The Associated Press © Provided by Firstpost Iraq: At least 50 killed, dozens injured in COVID-19 hospital fire in southern city of Nasiriyah Baghdad: A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more, Iraqi medical officials said late Monday. The officials said all those who died suffered severe ...

Dozens killed as fire sweeps through hospital coronavirus ward in Iraq Sean Morrison © REUTERS SEI87316916.jpg A fire has swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more. The report said all those who died suffered severe burns in the fire at the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of Nasiryah. The new ward, opened three months ago, contained 70 beds, said hospital officials. The cause of the fire was not im...

Apr 28, 2021 BAGHDAD (AP) — It was a night of unimaginable horror as flames engulfed the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital: deafening screams, a patient jumping to his death to escape the inferno and relatives staying by their loved ones, refusing to abandon coronavirus patients tethered to ventilators. Iraqi doctors, medical staff and rescue workers who witnessed the first moments of the catastrophic blaze described the scenes to The Associated Press, many overcome by trauma and say...

by Samya Kullab And Abdulrahman Zeyad, The Associated Press Posted Apr 27, 2021 9:42 am ADT Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 9:55 am ADT The intensive care unit of the Ibn al-Khatib hospital is damaged following a fire that broke out of last Saturday evening killing over 80 people and injuring over 100, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Medical staff who witnessed the first moments of the fire described horrific scenes: deafening screams, a patient who jumped to his death to escape the inf...

Iraq Hospital Involved in Deadly Fire Had Blocked Emergency Exits, Broken Fire Extinguishers On 4/27/21 at 11:05 AM EDT Associated Press reported. The fire burned for hours and resulted in 82 dead and 112 injured while the death toll could still climb. Some officials said the catastrophe was caused by exploding oxygen cylinders, but the cause of the fire has not yet been officially disclosed by authorities. "The fire spread so quickly because of the combustible oxygen cylinders," Sabah Samer, a...