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| Saudi Arabia hospital fire: 25 killed and over 100 injured | Saudi Arabia hospital fire: 25 killed and over 100 injured |
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| An overnight fire at a hospital in southern Saudi Arabia has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100 others, officials said. | An overnight fire at a hospital in southern Saudi Arabia has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100 others, officials said. |
| The blaze broke out in the intensive care and maternity departments of the Jazan General Hospital, the Civil Defence Agency tweeted. | The blaze broke out in the intensive care and maternity departments of the Jazan General Hospital, the Civil Defence Agency tweeted. |
| The fire is now over and those injured have been transferred to other hospitals in the area, it added. | The fire is now over and those injured have been transferred to other hospitals in the area, it added. |
| An investigation is under way to find out the cause of the blaze. | An investigation is under way to find out the cause of the blaze. |
| Some 21 civil defence teams helped extinguish the fire, according to the agency. | Some 21 civil defence teams helped extinguish the fire, according to the agency. |
| Photographs published in Saudi daily Okaz showed rooms inside the hospital charred deep black, debris hanging from the ceiling. | Photographs published in Saudi daily Okaz showed rooms inside the hospital charred deep black, debris hanging from the ceiling. |
| Jazan is near the border with Yemen, which has seen months of fighting between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed forces. | |
| Earlier this week a rocket fired from Yemen towards Jazan was intercepted by Saudi Arabia, reports said, although there is no indication Thursday's fire is related to the conflict. |