Iraq hospital fire death toll up to 82, 110 injured

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BAGHDAD, April 25 (KUNA) -- Iraq announced Sunday that the death toll of the Ibn Khatib hospital fire rose to 82 and 110 injured.In a statement to Iraqi official TV, the ministry of interior spokesman Major-general Khaled Mhanna ruled out criminal action behind the fire.The Iraqi government announced national mourning over the souls of the victims. Ibn Khatib hospital is specialized in treating coronavirus patients in southern Baghdad.Meanwhile, the UN mission in Iraq expressed shock and pain over the victims of the fire, urging the government to take measures to prevent such disasters from happening. (pickup previous) ahh.ag MENAFN25042021000071011013ID1101979091