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Deaths in Iraq’s coronavirus hospital fire rise to 92, reports INA
People gather as they inspect the damage at al-Hussain coronavirus hospital where a fire broke out, in Nassiriya, Iraq, July 13, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic

BAGHDAD, July 13 — The death toll in Iraq’s coronavirus hospital fire has risen to 92 after some wounded people died from severe burns, state news agency INA and health officials said today.

More than 100 others were injured in the blaze, which an investigation showed began when sparks from faulty wiring spread to an oxygen tank that then exploded.— Reuters

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