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Urgent: Hospital fire reportedly kills dozens in Saudi Arabia

Xinhua, December 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least 25 people were killed and 107 others injured in a fire that ripped through a hospital in south Saudi Arabia, local media reported.

Other sources put the casualties in the tragedy, which took place in the early morning, at 30 dead and 25 injured.

The blaze has been put under control and rescue efforts are under way, according to the latest update. Endi