Oxygen Tank Explosion at Iraqi Covid-19 Hospital Causes Massive Fire, Killing 92

 

At least 92 people at the Covid-19 isolation unit of the Al-Hussein Hospital in the southeastern Iraqi city of Nasiriya died during a massive fire after oxygen tanks in an intensive care unit exploded, the second such tragedy to occur in the troubled nation, mirroring an almost identical situation three month ago when a blaze broke out at the Al-Khatib Hospital in Baghdad, killing 82. See Full Story>