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Fire breaks out in Iraq hospital; 20 newborns die

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Baghdad, Aug 10: At least 20 newborn babies were killed on Wednesday in a fire at a hospital in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a police source said.

The accident occurred when a fire broke out in the maternity wards of Yarmouk Hospital, the source told Xinhua news agency.

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The children died of suffocation in the wards, the source said.

The accident was being investigated, but initial reports said it was caused by electrical contact, the source said.

IANS

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