At least 25 dead in hospital fire in southern Saudi Arabia

The fire at the Jazan General Hospital, on the southern Saudi coast, left at least 25 dead and injured 107 people. It was sparked on the first floor of the intensive care unit and the maternity ward early Thursday, the Saudi civil defense said. “The Jazan hospital accident is now over and an investigation is underway to determine its cause,” the statement added.  

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