Hospital blaze leaves 12 premature babies dead in Iraqi capital
‘A fire has ripped through a hospital in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, killing 12 premature babies, local officials say.
Health Ministry spokesman, Ahmed al-Rudaini, said the blaze broke out at the maternity ward of Yarmouk hospital in western Baghdad late on Tuesday due to an electrical fault.
He further noted that 29 female patients, who were in the same ward, were transferred to other hospitals.’
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