Eight dead in hospital fire in Iran: reports
Eight people have died in a fire at a hospital in northern Iran, according to media reports.
The fire broke out in a hospital in the city of Rasht near the Caspian Sea, the state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday.
According to initial findings, the dead were patients in an intensive care unit. Dozens of firefighters were deployed, the head of Rasht's emergency services said in an interview with state television.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Around 140 patients had been rescued but there are fears that there could be more victims, the TV report said.
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