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13.07.2021 | 12:19
More than 50 people have died after a fire in a coronavirus isolation ward at a hospital in the Iraqi city of Nasiriya, tBBC reported..
Much of Iraq’s health care system is in poor condition after years of conflict and angry relatives of the victims have been protesting outside the facility.
The cause of the fire at the al-Hussein hospital is unclear, but reports said it began after an oxygen tank exploded.
Reuters news agency reported clashes between demonstrators and police at the scene, and two police vehicles set ablaze.
The new ward had space for 70 beds and was built just three months ago, medical officials told the Associated Press news agency. At least 63 people were inside when the fire began.
