Explosion at Iraqi hospital causes 'volcanoes of fire,' killing at least 82

Explosion at Iraqi hospital causes ‘volcanoes of fire,’ killing at least 82
Updated Apr 25, 2021;
Posted Apr 25, 2021
Mourners pray near the coffins of coronavirus patients who were killed in a hospital fire, during their funeral at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)AP
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BAGHDAD — The death toll from a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to at least 82 Sunday as anxious families searched for missing relatives and the government suspended key health officials for alleged negligence.
The flames, described by one witness as “volcanoes of fire,” swept through the intensive care unit of the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, which tends exclusively to COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. Officials said the blaze, which also injured 110 people, was set off by an exploding oxygen cylinder.

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