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The accident was being investigated, but initial reports said it was caused by electrical contact

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	At least 20 newborn babies were killed on Wednesday in a fire at a hospital in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a police source said.</p>
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	The accident occurred when a fire broke out in the maternity wards of Yarmouk Hospital, the source told <em>Xinhua</em> news agency.</p>
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	The children died of suffocation in the wards, the source said.</p>
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	The accident was being investigated, but initial reports said it was caused by electrical contact, the source said.</p>

20 newborns killed in Baghdad hospital fire

The accident was being investigated, but initial reports said it was caused by electrical contact

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