Saudi Arabia offered on Tuesday its condolences to Iraq in wake of the COVID-19 hospital fire.
The Foreign Ministry expressed the Kingdom’s sorrow at the incident, voicing its solidarity with the Iraqi republic and people.
At least 66 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured in Monday night’s fire in the city of Nasiriyah, which an initial investigation showed began when sparks from faulty wiring spread to an oxygen tank that then exploded, local police and civil defense authorities said.
An angry crowd blamed local authorities for negligence.
In April, a similar explosion at Baghdad COVID-19 hospital killed at least 82 and injured 110.
