At least 100 people died in Iraq and 150 others were injured in a fire at a wedding hall in Hamdaniyah, a small town in the northern province of Nineveh, according to health authorities. The health authorities of Nineveh "have recorded 100 dead and more than 150 injured in the fire of a wedding hall in Hamdaniyah," announced the official Iraqi news agency INA evoking a "preliminary" assessment. Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr confirmed the death toll to AFP.
Iraq: At least 100 dead in fire at party hall wedding
2023-09-26T23:39:38.433Z
Highlights: At least 100 people died in a fire at a wedding hall in Hamdaniyah, a small town in the northern province of Nineveh. Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr confirmed the death toll to AFP. More than 150 others were injured in the fire at the wedding hall, according to health authorities in Nineveh province. The fire was reported to have started in the early hours of Sunday morning. The cause of the fire is still unknown, officials said. The death toll is expected to rise.
At least 100 people died in Iraq and another 150 were injured in a fire at a wedding hall in Hamdaniyah,...
