Jazan hospital fire kills 25, leaves 107 injured

24/12/2015 Argaam

At least 25 people were killed and 107 injured in a fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the civil defense agency said.

 

The fire at the Jazan General Hospital started on the first floor in the intensive care unit and maternity ward.

 

“Jazan’s hospital accident is now over and an investigation is underway to find out its reasons,” the agency said on its Twitter account.

 

Those injured in the fire have been moved to private and general hospitals in the area.

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