Some reports say that the fire started where the oxygen supply was stored, and an explosion followed with very rapid fire spread. The hospital is said to not have had adequate fire safety precautions.
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25 april 2021, 11.38
At least 82 people died and 110 were wounded in a Baghdad Covid-19 hospital fire overnight Sunday, the Iraqi interior ministry said in a new toll.
"The interior ministry announces the death of 82 people and injury of 110 in the Ibn al-Khatib fire accident," it said in a statement carried by state media.
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82 dead in Iraq Covid hospital fire, 110 wounded: ministry
AFP / Omni25 april 2021, 11.38
At least 82 people died and 110 were wounded in a Baghdad Covid-19 hospital fire overnight Sunday, the Iraqi interior ministry said in a new toll.
"The interior ministry announces the death of 82 people and injury of 110 in the Ibn al-Khatib fire accident," it said in a statement carried by state media.
