4 hours agoHospital palaces where the coronary patients were being kept: The flames take more than 60 lives
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)More than 60 people died after fire broke out in an isolated coronary hospital ward in the Iraqi city of Nasiriya. Much of Iraq's health system is in poor shape after many years of conflict. Relatives of the victims in the hospital have protested outside this hospital, [...]
Much of Iraq's health system is in poor shape after many years of conflict.
Relatives of the victims in the hospital have protested outside this hospital, reports the BBC, translation Periscopi.
The cause of the fire at al-Husseyin hospital is unclear, but reports say he started after the oxygen tank exploded.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Qaeda ordered the arrest of the hospital chief.
State media say the death rate has reached 64, but with approximately 70 others injured. /Periscope
