THE death toll from a massive fire in a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to 82 Sunday, as anxious relatives searched for those missing and the government suspended key health officials for alleged negligence.
The blaze, described by one witness as ‘volcanoes of fire,’ swept through the intensive care unit of the ibn al-Khatib hospital which tends exclusively to coronavirus patients with severe symptoms. Officials said the blaze, which also injured 110 people, was set off by an exploding oxygen cylinder.
Maher Ahmed, a nurse, was called at 9:45pm on Saturday, to come to the scene and help evacuate patients. “I could not have imagined it would be a massive blaze like that,” He said.
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Dharavi to WPL riches: Simran bags ₹1.9 cr
SIMRAN SHAIKH was bought for her base price of ₹10 lakh by UP Warriorz at the inaugural Women's Premier League auction.
FORAGING AND FEASTING
At a food walk held by Forgotten Greens, Chennaiites gathered at Kotturpuram Corporation Park to find weeds and shrubs that have gone out of our vegetable baskets, but are powerhouses of benefits
Seasons of sangeetham
AS the music season begins, Carnatic tunes reverberate through the city, women don their most elegant silk drapes, and sabhas are the most frequented spots. With the lyrical rendition of Kandan Seyal Andro, Krishna Gana Sabha's inauguration ceremony of the 68th Margazhi Mela on Friday began with ragas, and enraptured rasikas.
Keeping up with a legacy
The inaugural events at the sabhas set the stage for a month-long dance and music festival as the city awakens to the mesmerizing rhythms of the month of Margazhi—up before sunrise, drawing kolams, visiting temples, listening to devotional songs, and more.
CURTAINS RISE FOR MARGAZHI
The sabhas in the city are all set to enthrall rasikas throughout the music season with an illustrious line-up
WHEN BRATMAN SAVED CHRISTMAS
The first moments of The Little Theatre's Christmas Pantomime Bratman, staged at the Museum Theatre, offer a playful promise: the city of Gotham is aglow with festivity, only for its cheer to be upended by a mystery that threatens to derail Christmas altogether.
Photographs that tell a tale
THE Chennai Photo Biennale Edition 4 (CPB 4) is scheduled to commence on December 20.
Erigaisi lauds Gukesh, recounts own incredible journey
IT was no surprise for Arjun Erigaisi to witness his teammate and friend D Gukesh become a world champion.
WPL auction: Unsold last season, Simran costliest this time
SIMRAN Shaikh is a \"bindhast\" person. A proper Bambaiya cricketer. A player with whom you can have an evening tea and talk about the game for hours.
LONE RANGER BUMRAH
Pacer claims second five-wicket haul of the tour but India let Australia off the hook as hosts finish Day 2 with impressive total of 405/7
