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Negligence, graft blamed for Iraq’s deadly hospital inferno Following a special cabinet meeting to discuss the blaze, Kadhimi suspended Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi — who is backed by the powerful Shia leader Moqtada Sadr — as part of a probe also including the governor of Baghdad. Monday 26/04/2021 People look on at Ibn Khatib hospital after a fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, April 25, 2021. (REUTERS) BAGHDAD--Widespread negligence on the part of health officials is to blame for a fire that ripped through a Baghdad hospital, Iraq’s prime minister, Musta...

Fire at Iraq hospital for COVID-19 patients kills more than 80, health minister suspended Toggle share menu Advertisement Fire at Iraq hospital for COVID-19 patients kills more than 80, health minister suspended In this image made from video, first responders work the scene of a fire at a hospital in Baghdad on Apr 24, 2021. The fire broke out in the Baghdad hospital that cares for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo) 25 Apr 2021 08:36PM (Updated: 25 Apr 2021 08:40PM) Share this content B...

Fire kills 82 at Iraqi Covid hospital, health minister suspended

© Reuters People look on at Ibn Khatib hospital after a fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion A fire that ravaged a Covid-19 hospital in Iraq's capital killed 82 people pre-dawn Sunday, sparking angry calls for officials to be sacked in a country with long-dilapidated health infrastructure. Many of the victims were on respirators when the blaze at Baghdad's Ibn al-Khatib hospital started with an explosion caused by "a fault in the storage of oxygen cylinders", medical sources told AFP. Flames spread quickly across multiple floors in the middle of the night, as dozens of relatives were a...

Fire At Iraqi Covid Hospital Kills More Than 80, Sparks Anger By Ammar Karim and Salam Faraj 04/25/21 AT 6:38 AM A fire that ravaged a Covid-19 hospital in Iraq's capital killed 82 people pre-dawn Sunday, sparking angry calls for officials to be sacked in a country with long-dilapidated health infrastructure. Many of the victims were on respirators when the blaze at Baghdad's Ibn al-Khatib hospital started with an explosion caused by "a fault in the storage of oxygen cylinders", medical sources told AFP. Flames spread quickly across multiple floors in the middle of the night, as dozens of...