2021.04.26 10:43 GMT+8

At least 82 dead in fire at Baghdad hospital for COVID-19 patients

Updated 2021.04.26 10:43 GMT+8
CGTN

A hospital fire has claimed the lives of at least 82 people in Iraqi's capital, Baghdad. The Iraqi interior ministry says 110 were injured in the blaze. Authorities say the fire was caused by an oxygen tank explosion on Saturday night. The hospital was equipped to handle COVID-19 patients. 

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