nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 Killed In Baghdad Hospital Fire||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Iraqi government said Sunday that 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severe coronavirus patients.

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In this image made from video, first responders work at the scene of a hospital fire in Baghdad on Saturday. Initial reports suggest the fire was caused when an oxygen cylinder exploded. Dozens of people were killed and injured.

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Iraq Interior Ministry: 82 Killed In Baghdad Hospital Fire

The Iraqi government said Sunday that 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severe coronavirus patients.