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Anger mounts after 92 die in fire on Iraq Covid ward • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 13 Jul 2021
The death toll from a #fire that tore through a coronavirus #hospital in southern #Iraq rose to 92, health officials said on Tuesday, as authorities faced accusations of negligence from grieving relatives and a doctor who works there. An investigation showed the fire began when sparks from faulty wiring spread to an oxygen tank that then exploded, police and civil defence authorities said.

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