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More than 20 dead in Saudi hospital fire

More than 20 dead in Saudi hospital fire
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Blaze started in intensive care and maternity

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At least 25 people have been killed in a fire in a hospital in Saudi Arabia.

More than a hundred have been injured in the blaze, which started in the intensive care and maternity departments of the Jazan General Hospital in the south of the kingdom.

25 dead in Saudi hospital fire: Civil Defence https://t.co/t6zEDqztG8 #khybernews pic.twitter.com/npq4xB5rqe

— Khyber News (@KhyberNews) December 24, 2015

At least 25 people dead, scores injured in #Saudi hospital fire
Read more: https://t.co/FljzuykyEN pic.twitter.com/114ZPywKEE

— Channel24 News (@channel24news) December 24, 2015

Officials say the fire is now out and an investigation is underway.

Dozens feared dead in Saudi Arabia hospital fire: https://t.co/StPztR7lLf #9News pic.twitter.com/62NBbH7JxV

— Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) December 24, 2015

The injured are being treated in other hospitals in the area.

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