Iraqi state TV says fire in coronavirus ward kills 36 people
by Qassim Abdul-zahra, The Associated Press
Posted Jul 12, 2021 5:01 pm EDT
Last Updated Jul 12, 2021 at 5:11 pm EDT
BAGHDAD (AP) A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 36 people, Iraqi state TV said late Monday
The report said all those who died suffered severe burns during the fire at the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of Nasiryah.
The new ward, opened just three months ago, contained 70 beds, said two hospital officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Iraqi state TV says fire in coronavirus ward kills 36 people
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BAGHDAD (AP) – A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 36 people, Iraqi state TV said late Monday
The report said all those who died suffered severe burns during the fire at the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of Nasiryah.
The new ward, opened just three months ago, contained 70 beds, said two hospital officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
It was the second time a large fire has killed coronavirus patients in an Iraqi hospital this year. At least 82 people died at Ibn al-Khateeb hospital in Baghdad in April when an oxygen tank exploded, sparking the blaze.
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In the central Iraqi city of Najaf on Tuesday, Iraqis mourn relatives who died in a massive fire that engulfed a coronavirus isolation ward of Al-Hussein hospital in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah the day before.(Ali Najafi/AFP/Getty Images)
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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.
A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 58Â 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 58Â people were killed and others were in critical condition, they said.
The officials said the fire was caused by an electric short circuit, but did not provide more detail. Another health official in Dhi Qar province, where Nasiriyah is located, said the fire erupted when an oxygen cylinder exploded.
Iraqi health officials say 50 die in coronavirus ward fire
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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 caused by an electric short circuit, but did not provide more detail. Another health official in Dhi Qar province, where Nasiriyah is located, said the fire erupted when an oxygen cylinder exploded.