Latest news of fire in Imam Hussain Hospital in Nasiriyah Iraq; Increasing the number of casualties / announcing public mourning and arresting several officials

by Tauqeer Abbas
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Shafaqna Pakistan: Flames erupted at Imam Hussain Hospital in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah this morning, killing more than 100 people, according to official figures. Public mourning has been announced in Iraq and three officials have been arrested.

The official Iraqi News Agency (INA) announced on Monday evening that a fire broke out in a special ward for people infected with the new generation of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) at the Imam Hussain Hospital in the southern province of Dhi Qar, and the authorities are evacuating patients.

First, the death toll was announced 58. An hour after the accident, the official Syrian news agency quoted a source in the Dhi Qar provincial health department as saying that the number of victims of the fire at Imam Hussain (A.S) Hospital in Nasiriyah had risen to to 110 this morning. So far, 77 of them have been identified, however, the identities of another 33 have not yet been identified due to severe burns on their bodies.

Source: Shafaqna English

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