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Posted : 2021-04-26 10:31
Updated : 2021-04-26 10:31
Security forces close the Ibn Al-Khatib hospital to investigate a fire that broke out overnight in Baghdad, Iraq, April 25. AP
More than 80 people died Sunday when a fire ripped through a Baghdad hospital for Covid-19 patients, sparking outrage and the suspension of top officials overseeing Iraq s crumbling health services.
The blaze at eastern Baghdad s Ibn al-Khatib hospital began when badly stored oxygen cylinders blew up, medics said.
Many of the victims were on respirators and were burned or suffocated in the resulting inferno. It took just three minutes for the fire to reach most floors of the hospital, the fire service said.
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April 26, 2021
BAGHDAD: More than 80 people died on Sunday in a fire that ripped through an Iraqi COVID-19 hospital, sparking anger and prompting the suspension of top officials in a country with long-dilapidated health infrastructure.
Many of the victims were on respirators and were suffocated or burned in the smoke and flames when the blaze, at eastern Baghdad’s Ibn al-Khatib hospital, started with an explosion caused by a fault in the storage of oxygen cylinders , medical sources said.
The health ministry said 82 people were killed and 110 wounded, while the Iraqi Human Rights Commission said 28 of the victims were patients who had to be taken off ventilators to escape the flames.
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, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said Sunday.
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 that also includes the governor of Baghdad.
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