Fire at Iraqi hospital leaves 14 dead, injures 75

A fire in a hospital in southern Iraq has killed 14 people and injured 75 others, Italian news agency ANSA reported today.

A fire in a hospital in southern Iraq has killed 14 people and injured 75 others, Italian news agency ANSA reported today.

Officials have not yet found the cause of the fire in the Nassiriyah region but emphasised they had no reason to suspect it was the result of an attack by insurgents, ANSA said.

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