2021 Baghdad hospital fire
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On the night of 24 to 25 April 2021, a fire at the Ibn al-Khatib hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, left at least 82 people dead and 110 others injured.[1][2][3][4]
The fire was started by the explosion of oxygen tanks meant for COVID-19 patients. There was a lack of fire detection systems which caused the fire to grow. Many of the COVID patients died as a result of being taken off their ventilators to help them escape the fire.[5]
References
- ↑ "82 killed in Iraq as fire erupts at COVID-19 hospital". Al Jazeera English. 24 April 2021. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/25/dozens-dead-after-rips-through-baghdad-covid-19-hospital. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ "At least 82 die in Baghdad COVID hospital fire - Interior Ministry". Reuters. 24 April 2021. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-10-dead-fire-baghdad-hospital-covid-patients-medical-sources-2021-04-24/. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ "Iraq Covid hospital fire: 82 dead after 'oxygen tank explodes'". BBC News. 24 April 2021. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56875804. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ "Fire at Baghdad Covid hospital kills 82, leaves 110 wounded". TheJournal.ie. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ Hassan, Falih; Arraf, Jane (25 April 2021). "Fire at Baghdad Hospital Packed with Covid Patients Kills at Least 82". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/world/middleeast/bagdhad-fire-hospital-covid-iraq.html. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
