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Inside Iraq hospital where 82 died in explosion

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Inside Iraqi hospital where 82 died in explosion

A video shows the aftermath of a fire in Baghdad’s Ibn Khatib hospital, in which 82 died and more than 100 people were injured.

Dr Kamal Al-Rubaye remembers everyone was screaming and everything was burning, after an area that was used to store oxygen cylinders went up in flames.

Officials believe the fire was caused by the improper storage of oxygen cylinders and that the death toll may rise as families continue to search for their loved ones.

Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi has ordered an investigation into the incident

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