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Civil defence teams and firefighting vehicles arrived at the scene to put out the fire and were able to prevent the fire from reaching the upper floors
They also rescued some 90 patients and health workers who were surrounded by flames in the building
Many patients were affected by the cut of oxygen cylinders during their evacuation from the hospital, and others suffocated by the smoke
Baghdad: The death toll from a huge fire that broke out in a hospital treating coronavirus patients in Baghdad rose to 82 killed and some 110 wounded, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. The fire of Ibn al-Khatib Hospital resulted in the killing of 82 patients and health workers and the wounding of 110 others, Khalid al-Mahana, spokesman of the ministry, told the official Iraqiya channel on Sunday.
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Baghdad, April 26 : The death toll from a huge fire that broke out in a hospital treating coronavirus patients in Baghdad rose to 82 killed and some 110 wounded, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. The fire of Ibn al-Khatib Hospital resulted in the killing of 82 patients and health workers and the wounding of 110 others, Khalid al-Mahana, spokesman of the ministry, told the official Iraqiya channel on Sunday. Many of the wounded are still in critical conditions, al-Mahana said.
The incident occurred late on Saturday night when several oxygen cylinders exploded, setting a huge fire at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, which is dedicated to treating coronavirus patients on the eastern side of the capital, said a statement released by the country s civil defence, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Baghdad, April 26 (IANS) The death toll from a huge fire that broke out in a hospital treating coronavirus patients in Baghdad rose to 82 killed and some 110 wounded, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
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Baghdad, April 26 (IANS) The death toll from a huge fire that broke out in a hospital treating coronavirus patients in Baghdad rose to 82 killed and some 110 wounded, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
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Update: 26-April-2021
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