Story out of Baghdad, Iraq:
At least 12 newborn babies have died after a fire, apparently caused by an electrical fault, ripped through the maternity ward of a hospital in Baghdad.
Anguished parents gathered outside the Yarmouk hospital, in the west of the Iraqi capital, demanding answers from the government for the tragedy and searching for the remains of their children.
Iraq’s health ministry said the fire began late on Tuesday, and initial investigations pointed to an electric fault being the cause of the blaze, which resulted in 12 deaths and the transfer of 29 women and seven children to nearby hospitals.
Electric fires are common in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East due to ailing infrastructure and corruption as well as poor construction and a lack of adherence to fire safety and building codes. Cont.
Story from - The Guardian
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