82 people became victims of a major fire in one of the hospitals of Baghdad, another 110 people received burns and injuries of varying severity. It is reported by the Iraqi news portal Baghdad Al Youum with reference to the Office of Civil Defense of the Republic.
As the country’s authorities believes, the cause of the tragedy was a leakage oxygen cylinder. His explosion provoked the rapid spread of fire, which is why dozens of patients were blocked in the wards.
At the same time, experts do not exclude other versions of the occurrence and emphasize that the number of dead and affected may increase, despite the elimination of the fire.
Floating in the Iraqi hospital for patients with coronavirus occurred in the evening of April 24th. The building burned almost completely, the firefighters completed fire extinguishing only by the morning of the next day. The authorities of the republic ordered the governing staff of the medical institution from their posts. A criminal case of negligence may be initiated against them.