 and families of some victims of a hospital fire in Iraq held funerals in Najaf for their loved ones on Tuesday. As the datum rose to 66, devastated family members were sent crying and praying ahead of the funerals held in the Imam Ali shrine in the holy city of Najaf. Iraqi citizen Ahmad Hashim says he lost his mother, sister and nephew. In April, a similar explosion at Baghdad COVID-19 hospital killed at least 82 and injured 110. The head of Iraq's semi-official Human Rights Commission said, Monday's blast showed how ineffective safety measures in a health system crippled by war and sanctions still were. Notified about fresh news updates.