Number of people died and got injured from fire at wedding party in Iraq reaches 450-UPDATED-1

Number of people died and got injured from fire at wedding party in Iraq reaches 450-UPDATED-1
# 27 September 2023 09:33 (UTC +04:00)

The number of people killed and injured as a result of the fire in Nineveh province of Iraq reached 450 people, APA reports citing the Red Crescent Society of Iraq.

Note that a fire broke out at a wedding in Nineveh province of Iraq.

Eyewitnesses said hundreds of people were there celebrating when the building caught fire at around 10:45 local time (19:45 GMT).

*** 08:05

The death toll from a fire that broke out at a wedding in Nineveh province of Iraq increased, APA reports citing local media.

120 people died and 200 others were injured as a result of the fire.

*** 03:32

At least 100 people have died and 150 others injured after a fire broke out at a wedding in northern Iraq, APA reports citing BBC.

The bride and the groom are reported to be among the victims, according to local media.

The fire happened in the district of Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern Nineveh province late on Tuesday evening.

It is not yet clear what caused the blaze, but early reports say it broke out after fireworks were lit.

A photo posted by Iraqi news agency Nina showed firefighters battling the fire, and pictures from local journalists on social media show the charred-out remains of the event hall.

Flammable panels in the building may have helped ignite the fire, Iraq's civil defence directorate said, quoted by a separate news agency Nina.

"The fire led to the collapse of parts of the hall as a result of the use of highly flammable, low-cost building materials that collapse within minutes when fire breaks out," an official for the directorate said.

Firefighters could be seen climbing over the wreckage of the building in search of survivors in video filmed at the site by a correspondent for news agency Reuters.

Eyewitnesses said hundreds of people were there celebrating when the building caught fire at around 10:45 local time (19:45 GMT).

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