Baghdad hospital blaze kills 82 By IANS | 1 Views Baghdad hospital blaze kills 82. Image Source: IANS News 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.