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Dozens die in Baghdad hospital inferno

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At least 82 people, mostly Covid-19 patients died in a massive fire at a Baghdad area hospital Saturday night after oxygen tanks exploded.  Another 110 people were injured in the inferno.  It was a chaotic scene as firefighters scrambled to put out the blaze and health workers tried to evacuate patients.  Iraq’s prime minister has suspended the health minister and fired hospital executives calling the hospital a crime scene.