At least 82 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the capital of Iraq, Baghdad.
More than 100 others were injured in the blaze, which erupted at the Ibn Khatib hospital on Saturday night.
Reports say an accident had caused an oxygen tank to explode, sparking the blaze.
Videos on social media show firefighters scrambling to extinguish the flames as people flee the building.
Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sunday suspended the health minister and ordered an investigation into the tragedy...
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The death toll from the hospital fire in the Iraqi capital has increased to 90, Al Arabiya reported on Sunday, citing sources.
ReplyDeleteThe latest update on casualties from the Iraqi Interior Ministry earlier in the day stated 82 people killed and 110 others injured.
The fire broke out in a COVID-19 hospital in Baghdad in the early hours of Sunday. It was reportedly caused by an explosion of an oxygen cylinder.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has suspended Health Minister Hassan Al-Tamimi, as well as the hospital's head and several Baghdad officials, as they are being probed.