Baghdad: At least 42 people have died and more than 60 people injured in a fire at a Covid-19 isolation center in southern Iraq.
The fire erupted at Imam Al-Hussein Hospital in the Dhi Qar governorate, the capital of Nassiriya.
According to Iraqi health officials “The victims died of burns and the search is continuing,” adding that there were fears victims could still be trapped inside the building. The ward itself has space for 60 patients.
Iraq’s Civil Defense said that the fire was completely under control after authorities evacuated the patients.
Maj. Gen. Kazem Salman Buhan said the hospital is made up of “caravans built with flammable sandwich panels,” adding that he “will soon announce a detailed report on the causes of the fire.”
This is the second deadly blaze in three months in Iraq.
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