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 immediately known but initial reports suggest it began after an oxygen tank exploded.
Ammar al-Zamili, spokesman for the Dhi Qar health department, told local media there were at least 63 patients inside the ward when the fire began.
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