Thursday, December 24

Saudi Arabia hospital fire: 25 killed and over 100 injured-BBC

Saudi emergency services at the scene of a hospital blaze
Some 21 teams were despatched to tackle the blaze

An overnight fire at a hospital in southern Saudi Arabia has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100 others, officials said.


The blaze broke out in the intensive care and maternity departments of the Jazan General Hospital, the Civil Defence Agency tweeted.
The fire is now over and those injured have been transferred to other hospitals in the area, it added.
Saudi emergency services at the scene of a hospital blaze
Those injured have been taken to other hospitals in the area
An investigation is under way to find out the cause of the blaze.
Some 21 civil defence teams helped extinguish the fire, according to the agency.

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