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25 dead, 107 injured in Saudi hospital fire: Report

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25 dead, 107 injured in Saudi hospital fire: Report

Riyadh - The blaze broke out at the intensive care unit and the maternity department of the Jazan General Hospital in southern Saudi Arabia, the agency announced on Twitter.

Published: Thu 24 Dec 2015, 8:39 AM

Updated: Thu 24 Dec 2015, 11:23 PM

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At least 25 people were killed and 107 injured in a fire at a hospital in southern Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the civil defence agency said.
The blaze broke out at the intensive care unit and the maternity department of the Jazan General Hospital in southern Saudi Arabia, the agency announced on Twitter.
In its latest tweet, the civil defence announced that the "Jazan hospital accident is now over and investigation is underway to find out its reasons."
It said that 21 civil defence teams had assisted in putting out the blaze.
Alriyadh daily quoted a civil defence spokesman as saying that the agency was alerted of the fire at 2:00 am (2300 GMT).



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