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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 say. | An overnight fire at a hospital in southern Saudi Arabia has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100 others, officials say. |
| 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. |
| Country profile: Saudi Arabia | Country profile: Saudi Arabia |
| Fire sweeps Saudi residential block | Fire sweeps Saudi residential block |
| One witness told Saudi television an electrical fault appeared to be to blame, and that the fire had swept through the building in minutes. | One witness told Saudi television an electrical fault appeared to be to blame, and that the fire had swept through the building in minutes. |
| "We could hear the women screaming," the man said. | "We could hear the women screaming," the man said. |
| The blaze badly damaged the interior, charring walls and leaving wreckage dangling from the ceiling. | The blaze badly damaged the interior, charring walls and leaving wreckage dangling from the ceiling. |
| Twenty-one civil defence teams helped extinguish the fire, according to the agency. | Twenty-one civil defence teams helped extinguish the fire, according to the agency. |
| Some Saudis took to social media to complain of what they said was inadequate infrastructure in the area. | Some Saudis took to social media to complain of what they said was inadequate infrastructure in the area. |
| Saudi authorities also faced heavy criticism earlier this year after a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage killed hundreds. | Saudi authorities also faced heavy criticism earlier this year after a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage killed hundreds. |
| Jazan is near the border with Yemen, which has seen months of fighting between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed forces. | 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 say, although there is no indication Thursday's fire is related to the conflict. | Earlier this week a rocket fired from Yemen towards Jazan was intercepted by Saudi Arabia, reports say, although there is no indication Thursday's fire is related to the conflict. |